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1. Configuration Save and Restore syslog LC Enable Syslog a Syslog server IP address 0 9 J0 _ 0 Factory Default Reboot System NOTE Syslog is a standard for logging system events IETF RFC 3164 System event messages generated by the wireless access point will be sent to a Syslog daemon running on a server identified by this IP address System Administration E HTTP Port No The default port for HTTP is Port 80 you can change the value here E Timeout The default management timeout is 10 minutes After timeout the WLA 9000AP will ask you to login again You can change the timeout value here M Web Server Access You can enable or disable HTTP service from WAN side E Response to WAN ping You can disable or enable whether WLA 9000AP will response to PING command UPnP Click here to enable UPnP It is recommended not to open UPnP for security reason Syslog Syslog is an IETF Internet Engineering Task Force the Internet standards body conformant standard for logging system events RFC 3164 When the WLA 9000AP encounters an error or warning condition ie a log in attempt with an invalid password it will create a log in the system log table To be able to remotely view such system log events you need to check the Enable Syslog box and configure the IP address of a Syslog daemon When doing so the WLA 9000AP will send logged events over network to the daemon for futur
2. The image in WDS Gateway Gateway WDS mode UI helps to indicate data flow related to the Wireless and the Ethernet ports WOS Gateway l Radio 2 BUF 11a 00g WAN LAN 135 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 13 Application Example WDS Gateway Gateway WDS Mode S Air Live Radio 2 02 11 a Btg WLAN Standard for Radio 1 WLAN Standard for Radio 2 M Enable Radio 1 I Enable Radio 2 Network ID S SID AirLivel ete SUNEN C Disable SSID Broadcasting lla 36 so So SEUD SSID Setting Setup QoS Setting Setup C Enable Radio eXtended Range WDS Mode r Enable Wireless Client Isolation Privacy Separator Access Point WAN Port Settings Setup r Ep DHCP Server Settings p IP Routing Settings ewp Multiple DMZ Setup IP Filtering Settings Dynamic DNS Settings Etup n EA Remote Management Setup Gateway AP Router Mode To configure the AP mode please refer to Section 4 3 Access Point Settings AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 136 Fs 13 Application Example WDS Gateway Gateway WDS Mode Air Live To configure the WDS mode please refer to Section 4 4 WDS Settings To configure the Gateway Router mode please refer to Section 4 6 Gateway AP Router Settings 137 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 14 Application Example AP Gateway Gateway AP Mode Air Live Application Example 1 4 AP Gateway Gateway AP In this mode
3. AirLive 00 4f69 6fee a5 A test D04f69 52 2b 89 A H4 A Mone AF AirLive 00 469 6fee at A 36 i 4 Mone AP OTE The sitesurney will show both Ap and Bridge connections Device without ESSID is more likely to be a Bridge device ASSOCIATE SSID for Association or Signal Survey To connect with the selected SSID This function is available only For antenna alignment It will display and update RSSI value once a second in Client Infrastructure or Bridge Infrastructure Associate Please choose a SSID before click on this button This button is available only in Client Infrastructure or Bridge Infrastructure modes Once you click on this button WLA 9000AP will attempt to make a connection with the selected ESSID If there is encryption needed the WLA 9000AP will prompt you to enter the encryption key Please make sure you enter the correct encryption key the WLA 9000AP will not check whether the encryption key is correct RSSI RSSI is a value to show the Receiver Sensitivity of the WLA 9000AP In general remote APs with stronger signal will display higher RSSI values For RSSI value the smaller the absolute value is the stronger the signal For example 50db has stronger signal than 80dB For outdoor connection signal stronger than 60dB is considered as a good connection 4 2 3 Signal Survey Operation Mode gt Setup gt Site Survey gt Signal Survey The Signal Surv
4. Group Rekey Interval A group key is used for multicast oroadcast data and the re key interval is time period that the system will change the group key periodically The shorter the interval is the better the security is The default is 300 sec 4 2 7 Advance Settings Operation Mode gt Setup gt Advance Settings This page includes all the wireless settings that change the RF behaviors of WLA 9000AP It is important to read through this section before attempting to make changes AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 40 ES Air Live 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings Advanced Wireless Settings Beacon Interval RTS Threshold Fragmentation DTIM Interval User Limitation Age Out Timer Transmit Power Rate Control AckTimeOut 119 SuperG AckTimeOut Turbo 119 AckTimeOut 11a SuperA AckTimeOut Turbo 1 1a M 4 2 7 1 Beacon interval Radio E msec range 20 1000 default 100 2347 bytes range 0 2347 default 2347 2346 bytes range 256 2346 default 2346 range 1 255 default 1 E range 0 100 unlimited 0 default 100 5 min range 1 1000 default 5 Max WE Reduce Tx Power between 0 14 dB BEST m bps e us range 10 255 default 48 po us range 10 255 default 22 5 us range 10 255 default 25 2 us range 10 255 default 22 _ XB Cakculator Enable 302 110 Global Roaming DEFAULT Apply The device broadcasts beacon frames regularly to
5. System Management SNMP Settings IP Address Ping Watchdog IP Subnet Mask Gateway IP Address i M Firmware Upgrade DNS Server Configuration Save and Restore Use the DHCP client protocol to automatically get the IP address for this device Selecting this option will disable your DHOP server automatically Reboot System Apply Factory Default 3 5 3 Change the Country Code The legal frequency and channels in 5GHz spectrum varies between countries The default country code is United Kingdom which should require no changes If you are living in Europe If you are living outside EU you should change the country code accordingly In the example below we will change the country code to United States which enables the use of 5 8GHz spectrum Step 1 Select Operation Mode gt Setup Air Live MLA 9000AP O02 iiaia Dual Aodio Accesa Point Operation Mode System Configuration Device Status Logout E ianen L Anca iiil Select the Operation Mode and dick on Change Mode to change whiles mode Click Gn Geta Guten J Conigure the Wireless Homing Mite Madin Ethernet Port Aceoss Paina Accoss Point LAN O Repeater ay Repeater LAN DO WDE Bridge Pure MAC pi WOS Bridge LAN Bridge infrastructure hei Client Mac Transparent LAN Chen Infrastructure Miike tiit Witess Cieni LAN Client Athor Stuy Paint 14 Paina LAR WISA Router at Chint Router L
6. The valid range is between 0 to 4095 The VLAN ID O is the default VLAN group E VLANIP Each SSID can be given with different VLAN IP group Please notice that the management IP in the VLAN will also be changed For example if you define the VLAN IP to be 192 168 2 X subnet then the WLA 9000AP s management IP in the group will change to 192 168 2 1 E VLAN IP NetMask Define your VLAN IP scope here 51 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings Air Live 802 1p Priority Define your 802 1p priority Tag here Value from O to 7 E Select DSCP TYPE Assign the 6 digit DifferServ Code DSCP for the packets in the SSID network for QoS purpose There are 8 preset values To assign your own value please select Best Effort DSCP Value When you select Best Effort DSCP Type you can enter the 6 dgit DSCP Value here m Select Security Policy Select the encryption used for this SSID VLAN group This policy can be different in each SSID VLAN group For example one SSID can be using WEP the other policy can use WPA PSK A Once you enable the VLAN ID The incoming packet from Ethernet port to your VLAN group must carry the same VLAN ID tag or the packet will be dropped 4 2 10 QoS Setting Operation Mode gt Setup gt QoS Setting Wi Fi Multimedia WMM is a standard to prioritize traffic for multimedia applications The WMM Settings is to specify parameters on mul
7. button to add the bandwidth policy Step 6 This new policy should appear on the button You can enable disable it 59 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings ZS Air Live Bandwidth Control Settings V Enable Bandwidth Control Total Bandwidth Control Total Downlink Speed O kbps Between 64 and 65535 or 0 for unlimited Total Uplink Speed 0 kbps Between 64 and 65535 or O for unlimited Fer User Bandwidth Control Per User Control Options Description Wireless Client f O MAC Address mac 00 LAF LEF Downlink Max 1024 kbps Between 1 and 65535 Uplink Max 512 kbps Between 1 and 65535 ae 4 3 Access Point Settings The Access Point mode is the most basic mode of multi function Access Point In this mode the AP will act as a central hub for different Wireless LAN clients Some hotspot Access Points requires 802 1x authenticator function to authenticate a user before providing internet service AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 60 Air Live 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings Access Point mode included in these operation modes Dual AP AP Client Client AP AP WDS Bridge WDS Bridge AP AP Gateway Gateway AP AP WISP and WISP AP modes Enable Radio Use this check box to turn on or turn off the radio gt gt Network ID SSID This is to change your SSID Disable SSID Broadcasting Enable the check
8. gt ir Live Powered by OvisLink Corp WLA 9000AP 108Mbps 802 11a b g Dual Radio Access Point User s Manual Copyright and Disclaimer oe Air Live Air Live Powered by OvisLink Corp Copyright amp Disclaimer No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means whether electronic mechanical photocopying or recording without the written consent of OvisLink Corp OvisLink Corp has made the best effort to ensure the accuracy of the information in this user s guide However we are not liable for the inaccuracies or errors in this guide Please use with caution All information is subject to change without notice All Trademarks are properties of their respective holders AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual Table of Contents Regulatory Information Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interfere
9. 802 11a 6Mbps 90 dBm 9Mbps 89 dBm 12Mbps 88 dBm 18Mbps 86 dBm 24Mbps 82 dBm 36Mbps 79 dBm 48Mbps 73 dBm 54Mbps 71 dBm 802 119 6Mbps 89 dBm 9Mbps 88 dBm 12Mbps 88 dBm 18Mbps 86 dBm 24Mbps 82 dBm 36Mbps 79 dBm 48Mbps 75 dBm 54Mbps 73 dBm 17 Specifications Software Wi Fi WPA compatible interoperability Support WDS Bridge Mode Client Mode AP Mode on interface under each predefined operational mode Client Isolation supported SNMP v1 v2 support Support adjustable output power ACK Timeout setting User Limitation Static Load Balancing Multiple SSID VLAN QOSWPA with PSK TKIP AES support WPA2 support 152 bit WEP support Atheros Proprietary Super A G mode support Atheros Proprietary Bootloader Protection and Emergency Firmware Upload Code in bootloader Radius Support HTB QoS P2P Bandwidth Control Product Weight g 341 g without antennas Product Size L x W x H mm 191 x 145 5 x 29 mm 149 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 18 Wireless Network Glossary mm Air Liwe Wireless Network 1 8 Glossary The wireless network glossary contains explanation or information about common terms used in wireless networking products Some of information in this glossary might be outdated please use with caution 802 11a An IEEE specification for wireless networking that operates in the 5 GHz frequency range 5 15 GHz to 5 850 GHz with a maxim
10. Radio 1 and LAN 3 are in IP segment of 192 168 1 x 24 and Radio 2 and LAN1 LAN2 are in IP segment of 192 168 2 x Devices in one IP segment can not communicate to devices in the other IP segment WLA S0004 PF WHA SS00CPE WHAS SS00CPE Company Inthis application both Radio 1 and Radio 2 are in WDS Bridge Mode The image in Separate WDS Bridge mode UI helps to indicate data flow related to the Wireless and the Ethernet ports aii Radio 1 Radio 2 Oi 7 amp 802 4 talbig j D WDS Both radios are using WDS mode for communication 129 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 10 Application Example Separate Bridge Mode Air Live WLAN Standard for Radio 1 WLAN Standard for Radio 2 M Enable Radio 1 Mode lla Channel 36 Bridge Type WOS T Advanced Settings LED Behavior Traffic mode ior Traffic mode E WLAN1 Current WDS Nodes WLAN Current WDS Nodes 16 00 4F 69 6 0c 00 Mone WDS Mode LAN 1 192 168 1 x WDS Mode LAN 2 192 1682 SEUD NOTE To access the wireless network user must have corect SSID and encryption key if enabled To configure the WDS mode please refer to Section 4 4 WDS Settings AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 130 11 Application Example AP Client Client AP Mode Air Live Application Example 1 1 AP Client Client AP Mode In this mode one station works as an intermediate station This enable the AP to link with remot
11. We want to limit the Bandwidth of the link to 2048Kbps download and 512kbps Upload Q Step 1 From Operation Mode menu select Setup gt Bandwidth Control Q Step 2 to 5 Enable the Bandwidth Control and select the Total Bandwidth Control Then enter the 2048 for Total Downlink Speed and 512 kbps for Total Uplink Speed Click Apply to finish Bandwidth Control Settings Enable Bandwidth Control O 3 Total Bandwidth Control Total Downlink WO 204 lops Between 64 and 65535 or 0 for unlimited Total Uplink Speed 512 ops Between 64 and 65535 or 0 for unlimited E Apply Per User Bandwidth Control AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 58 Gap 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings i Live m Example 2 Per User Bandwidth Control In this example the WLA 9000AP is Access Point mode There is a wireless client connecting to WLA 9000AP with MAC address of 00 04 6F 11 11 11 We want to limit the bandwidth of the wireless client to 1024 downstream and 512K upstream using WLA 9000AP s Per User Bandwidth Control AP Mode MAC Address 00 04 6F 11 11 11 Step 1 Enable Bandwidth Control and select Per User Bandwidth Control Step 2 Enter Description for this policy Wireless Client Step 3 Select MAC Address then enter the MAC address of the wireless client Step 4 Enter the downlink speea as 1024 and uplink speed as 512 Step 5 Click on Add
12. When configured in the Dual WDS Bridge mode WLA 9000AP allows solving discontinuous link due to geographical obstacles shown as below and extension of distance between two WDS bridge nodes separated by a building Dual WDS WLA 9000AP WHA S5500CPE n WHA 5500CPE In this mode the AP can act as a signal repeating station in a wireless backbone network In addition it can also function as directing station for NLOS application The image in Duplex WDS Bridge mode Ul helps to indicate data flow related to the Wireless and the Ethernet ports Dual WDS Bridge Radio 1 a aa Radio 2 Bie i G 4 AN iia A diali 3 WDS WDS 127 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual a 9 Application Example Dual WDS Bridge Mode Air Live Both radios are using WDS mode for communication WLAN Standard for Radio 1 WLAN Standard for Radio 2 M Enable Radio 1 M Enable Radio 2 Mode lla Channel 36 Advanced Setup Settings LED Behavior Traffic mode WLAN1 Current WDS Nodes WLAN Current WDS Nodes WDS Mode WDS Mode NOTE To access the wireless network user must have correct SSID and encryption key if enabled To configure the WDS mode please refer to section 4 4 WDS Settings AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 128 10 Application Example Separate Bridge Mode AN Air Live Application Example 1 0 Separate Bridge Mode The Separate Bridge separates the device into 2 IP segments
13. 1 111 System Log Device MAC 00 4F 694 6F F1 AF Wireless1 MAC 00 4F 69 6F F1 AC Wireless Client Table Wireless MAC 00 4F 69 6F F1 AD Uptime dd hh mm 0 3 33 5 2 1 Device Information This page shows the general information about WLA 9000AP such as firmware version device IP MAC WAN IP MAC in router modes Gateway IP in router modes DNS IP etc Below are some additional explanations on some status information of this page Firmware version In general AirLive will refer to its firmware as exx Such as e2 version on the release note Device IP It shows LAN IP Device MAC It shows MAC address of LAN Wan IP It shows WAN IP Wan MAC It shows MAC address of WAN Gateway IP It shows IP address of Gateway DNS IP It shows IP address of DNS Wireless MAC This is the wireless MAC address BSSID of this WLA 9000AP This is the address to enter on the remote WDS Bridge for the WDS link Uptime This is the time that the WLA 9000AP has been running since last power up AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 92 5 Web Management 2 System Configuration and Status Air Live 5 2 2 Wireless Information This page shows the information about wireless status such as current operation mode wireless traffic error packets RSSI Remote device s BSSD connecting State channel and encryption used g Live WLA 9000AP 802 11a b g Dual Radio Access Point Operation Mode System Configuration Device Status Log
14. 192 168 1 1 Netmask 200 290 2000 Gateway 192 168 1 254 DNS server 168 95 1 1 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 110 aos E 6 Command Line Interface i Live set lt enable disable gt Purpose Enable or Disable the wireless interface Example Command gt set enable Radio1 enabled set ssid lt ssidname gt Purpose Replace current main SSID name with a new one Example Command gt set ssid WLA 9000AP set ssid remotessid lt remote ssidname gt Repeater Mode Only Purpose Set the remote SSID name for repeater mode Example Command gt set ssid remotessid airlive2 set broadcast lt enable disable gt Purpose Enable or disable SSID broadcast Example Command gt set broadcast enable Radiol broadcast enabled set radio mode lt radio mode value gt Purpose set radio mode to 11a supera_no_turbo supera_static_turbo supera_dynamic_turbo Example Command gt set radio mode supera_no_ turbo Radio1 radio mode supera_no_turbo 111 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 6 Command Line Interface Air Live E set channel lt channel value gt LI Purpose set wireless channel Q Example Command gt set channel 36 Radio1 channel 36 E set beacon interval lt range 20 100 gt LJ Purpose set beacon interval for wireless interface For explanation on advance wireless parameters please refer to section 4 2 14 Q Example Commands gt set beacon interval 100 Radio1 beacon internal 100 E s
15. Access Point Setting To configure the WDS mode Please refer to Section 4 4 WDS Setting 139 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual Fs 14 Application Example AP Gateway Gateway AP Mode Air Live To configure the Gateway AP Router mode Please refer to Section 4 6 Gateway AP Router Settings AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 140 15 Application Example AP WISP WISP AP Mode ZS Air Live Application Example 1 5 AP WISP WISP AP In this mode one radio acts as an AP and the other acts as a client router One of the RJ 45 ports as the WAN interface to the internet wet l mame o WHA 5300CPE pg Tie 02 64 j WL OAF E a lt p fj Tl id i daia WLAsoooap u at oa m Qt PGE Eee Pe The remote location can access the internet by way of this Access Point which acts as a gateway device of the network The image in AP WISP WISP AP mode UI helps to indicate data flow related to the Wireless and the Ethernet ports AP Wis 02 41 4a big WAN LAN 141 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 15 SS Air Live WISP AP WiSP WAH The UI example of AP WISP is as following WLAN Standard for Radio 1 M Enable Radio 1 Network ID SSID AirLivel Sle SUEY C Disable SSID Broadcasting lla Enable Radio extended Range Privacy Separator AP Mode WAN Port Settings DHCP Server Settings setup Multiple DMZ SENP Virtual
16. Bridge O AP Gateway AP Mode Gateway Mlode Gateway AP Gateway Mode AP Mode AP WISP AP Router WISP Mode lf you are placing the WLA 9000AP behind router or firewall you might need to open virtual server ports to WLA 9000AP on your firewall router TCP Port 80 TCP UDP Port 443 HTTP m HTTPS This procedure is not necessary in most cases unless there is a router firewall between your PC and WLA 9000AP AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 3 Configuring the WLA 9000AP Air Live 3 5 Initial Configuration We recommend users to browse through WLA 9000AP s web management interface to get an overall picture of the functions and interface Below are the recommended initial configurations for first time login 3 5 1 Choose the wireless Operation Modes The wireless settings of WLA 9000AP are dependant on the wireless operation mode you choose Therefore the first step is to choose the operation mode For explanation on when to use what operation mode please refer to Chapter 1 When you click on the Wireless Settings on the welcome screen or the Operation Mode on the top menu bar the following screen will appear Air Live WLA 9000AP 302 11a b g Dual Radio Access Point Operation Mode System Configuration Device Status Logout Operation Mode Operation Mode Click to configure wireless settings Select the Operation Mode and click of Change Mode to change wireless mode Cli
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19. Markings When you check the Enable VLAN for All SSIDs and or Enable DiffServ Marking the following screen will appear AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 50 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings i Live Click here to Apply changes SSID Settings in VLAN and DiffServe M Enable VLAN for all SSIDs Marking M Enable DiffServ Marking SSID VLAN ID Priority Security Ri nade None 2 Default SSID and FEAP Np CNEW DELETE SELECTED Radio Radios SSID Name R C Disable SSID Broadcasting VLAN ID VLAN IP a ee ee VLAN NetMask a ee ee 602 1p priority O Best Effort Select DSCP type 010000 Backzround DSCP value 010000 Select Security Policy Nene m Enable VLAN for All SSIDS Once this function is enabled you can specify an individual VLAN ID and priority tag foreach SSID The packets from a SSID will be forwarded to the Ethernet with the corresponding configured VLAN ID written You need to click on the top APPLY button after making changes m Enable DiffServ Marking When this function is enabled you can configure a DSCP value for each SSID Then a packet from a station using this SSID will be forwarded with the DSCP value labeled You need to click on the top APPLY button after making changes E VLANID Packets going out of this VLAN will be tagged with the VLAN ID Packets coming into the AP will be dropped if the VLAN Tag does not match
20. Multiple DMZ Select a DMZ type Default DMZ Multiple DMZ Local DMZ IP address Select Name Public WAN IP Local DMZ IP l DELETE SELECTED NOTE A DMZ server is a common term used to describe the default virtual server Ifthe DMZ Server is selected Internet trafic not destined for a valid vitual server is redirected to this privately addressed LAN client This can be used together with a separate firewall device to perform additional security functions Select a DMZ type and then enter the local DMZ IP address A DMZ server is a common term used to describe the default virtual server If the DMZ server is selected Internet traffic not destined for a valid virtual server is redirected to this privately addressed LAN client This can be used together with a separate firewall device to perform additional security functions 4 6 4 Virtual Server Settings Operation Mode gt Setup gt Virtual Setting This allows you to specify one or more applications running on server computers on the LAN that may be accessed by any Internet user Internet data destined for the specified public port will be directed to the specified private port number on the LAN client with the specified private IP address 71 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings Air Live Virtual Server Settings This allows you to specify one or more applications running on server computers on the LAN that may
21. N Li Lda Lt L oe ee ee 11 1 5 10 15 20 oo The random backoff used by the access point is a configurable parameter To describe the random delay a Minimum Contention Window ECWMin and a Maximum Contention Window ECWMax is defined Q ECWmin The value specified for the Minimum Contention Window is the upper limit of a range for the initial random backoff wait time The number used in the random backoff is initially a random number between 0 and the number defined for the Minimum Contention Window Q ECWmax If the first random backoff time ends before successful transmission of the data frame the access point increases a retry counter and doubles the value of the random backoff window The value specified in the Maximum Contention Window is the upper limit for this doubling of the random backoff This doubling continues until either the data frame is sent or the Maximum Contention Window size is reached AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 54 lt 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings i Live Transmitting Waiting g Voice package with smaller Waiting ECMin Value Short Wait Time AIFS The Arbitration Inter Frame Spacing AIFs specifies a wait time in milliseconds for data frames 802 11e uses interframe spaces to regulate which frames get access to available channels and to coordinate wait times for transmission of different types of data The AlFs ensures that multiple access points do not
22. Ren ta peu Settings Access Control SSID Setting QoS Setting Enable Wireless Client Isolation E Enable Wireless Client Isolation Privacy Separator Privacy Separator C NOTE To access the wireless network user must have correct SSID and encryption key if enabled Help The WLA 9000AP device provides all 14 modes of wireless operational applications with 31 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings Air Live Radio 1 11a Radio 2 11a b g Wireless Client AP WDS Bridge _WDS Gateway WDS Bridge Gateway AP Router Gateway WDS i Gateway AP Router WDS Bridge AP Gateway Access Point Gateway AP Router L Gateway AP Gateway AP Router Access Point AP WISP WISP Bridge 4 2 1 Network SSID Operation Mode gt Setup gt Network SSID The SSID is the network name used to identify a wireless network The SSID must be the same for all devices in the same wireless network In WLA 9000AP it is possible to create more than one SSID in AP and AP Router mode please check the Multiple SSID amp VLAN section in this chapter Conversely several access points on a network can have the same SSID The SSID length is up to 32 characters The default SSID is airlive E Enable Radio 1 2 The default wireless is on You can unch
23. Server Settings Etup Gateway AP Router Mode Application Example AP WISP WISP AP Mode Radio 2 Uz 1 Tar bg WLAN Standard for Radio 2 I Enable Radio 2 Network ID SS1D Airlive llsghb Auto SEND Sewn LED Behavior Traffic mode Client Mode To configure the AP mode Please refer to Section 4 3 Access Point Settings To configure the WDS mode Please refer to AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 142 Section 4 5 Client Settings p 15 Application Example AP WISP WISP AP Mode Air Live To configure the Gateway Router mode Please refer to Section 4 6 Gateway AP Router Settings 143 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual p 16 Frequent Asked Questions e S Air Live Frequent Asked 1 6 Questions In this chapter we will address some frequent asked questions about WLA 9000AP Question forgot my password or the IP address of WLA 9000AP Answer Please restore your settings to default by press the reset button for more than 5 seconds You should be able to find your WLA 9000AP at 192 168 1 1 with password airlive Question When I try to configure WLA 9000AP the following message pop up saying there is already someone login in to the WLA 9000AP Another user is already logged on IP _ address 192 168 1 50 Try logging on later Answer You can force another administrator to logout by typing login asp on your browser Then key in the passw
24. Settings and the returning packet will be dropped greatly lowering throughput By having the ability to adjust the ACK setting we can effectively optimize the throughput over long distance links Advanced Wireless Settings Beacon Interval RTS Threshold Fragmentation DTIM Interval Age Out Timer Transmit Power Rate Control AckTimeOut 119 SuperG AckTimeOut Turbo 1 19 AckTimeOut 11a SuperA AckTimeOut Turbo 1 1a M Radio CHE msec range 20 1000 default 100 2347 bytes range 0 2347 default 2347 pe bytes range 256 2346 default 2346 Eoo range 1 255 default 1 C range 0 100 unlimited 0 default 100 gt min range 1 1000 default 5 Max 0B Reduce Tx Power between 0 14 dB BEST bps peoo us irange 10 255 default 48 po us range 10 255 default 22 25 us range 10 255 default 25 22 us range 10 255 default 22 AME Calculator Enable 02 11d Global Roaming DEFAULT C Apei 1 Click ACK calculator and it will pop up 2 Enter the distance to the remote wireless device here The WLA 9000AP will then calculate the appropriate ACK Timeout value automatically 802 1la Super ACK Calculator The result is for your reference only it can vary by H 15 Distance Ack AckTimeOut E f 3 Please type ACK Timeout value into column It is very important that you enter the correct distance for long distance connection perfo
25. This feature allows you to define a list of MAC addresses that are authorized to access or denied from accessing the wireless network Disable MAC address control list No MAC address filtering is performed Enable GRANT address control list Allow data traffic from devices listed in the table to acces the network Enable DENY address control list Denyidiscard data traffic from devices listed in the table Apply Mnemonic Name wac adcress SOT fT ADD Select MAC Address mel oe OOOO e O O NOTEIncorect configuration may cause undesirable behavior Please refer to the user manual for more details Help m Disable MAC address control list When selected no MAC address filtering will be performed m Enable GRANT address control list When selected data traffic from only the specified devices in the table will be allowed in the network Enable DENY address control list When selected data traffic from the devices specified in the table will be denied discarded by the network To add a MAC address into the table enter a Mnemonic Name and the MAC Address and then click Add The table lists all configured MAC Filter entries To delete entries check the corresponding Select boxes and then press Delete Selected AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 46 Gap 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings i Live 4 2 9 Multiple SSID Operation Mode gt Setup gt Multiple SSID This function
26. announce its existence The beacon Interval specifies how often beacon frames are transmitted in time unit of milliseconds The default value is 100 and a valid value should be between 1 and 65 535 4 2 7 2 RTS Threshold RTS CTS frames are used to gain control of the medium for transmission Any unicast data or control frames larger than specified RTS threshold must be transmitted following the RTS CTS handshake exchange mechanism The RTS threshold should have a value between 256 2347 bytes with a default of 2347 It is recommended that this value does not deviate from the default too much 41 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual F 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings i Live 4 2 7 3 Fragmentation When the size of a unicast frame exceeds the fragmentation threshold it will be fragmented before the transmission It should have a value of 256 2346 bytes with a default of 2346 lf you experience a high packet error rate you should slightly decrease the Fragmentation Threshold 4 2 7 4 DTIM Interval The WLA 9000AP buffers packets for stations that operate in the power saving mode The Delivery Traffic Indication Message DTIM informs such power conserving stations that there are packets waiting to be received by them The DTIM interval specifies how often the beacon frame should contain DIIMs It should have a value between 1 to 255 Default value is 1 4 2 7 5 User Limitation This limitation applies to number of w
27. be accessed by any Internet user Internet data destined for the specified public port will be directed to the specified private port number on the LAN client with the specified private IP address Service Name HTTP Ea Public Pot No Single g c Range Local IP Address 92 fe p of ol Local Port No Starts From f ADD Select Serice Public PortNo s LocaliP Address Local Port No s f DELETE SELECTED 4 6 5 Special Applications Operation Mode gt Setup gt Special Applications some Internet application such as Instant Messaging or games use groups of ports and are not easy to work behind a firewall To work well with these special applications we will open ports to let traffic pass through Note You can use up to 3 sets of opened ports for a specific application The opened ports can be separated by a comma and no spaces are allowed e g 2300 2305 4300 4305 5300 5305 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 72 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings Air Live Special Applications some Internet applications such as Instant Messaging or Games in particular use groups of ports and are not easy to work behind a firewall To work well with these special applications we will open ports to let traffic pass through Before you setup special application please see your applications help for such information Select an Application select one Name po Trigger Ports Trigger Proto
28. box if you want to hide your SSID in the network This prevent an un welcomed client survey your radio Mode Connection modes on WLA 9000AP and its wireless client Note that the client must support the same mode as WLA 9000AP to connect Channel 11a supports channel 36 to 64 and channel 100 to 140 11g depends on the country USA Canada supports channel 1 to 11 Europe supports channel 1 to 13 Japan supports channel 1 to 13 France supports channel 10 to 13 and Span supports channel 10 to 11 WLAN Standard for Radio 1 M Enable Radio 1 Network ID SSID AirLivel l Disable SSID Broadcasting Mode lla Channel J Security Stop Advanced Settings sEtup Access Control SEW Enable Radio extended Range Enable Wireless Client Isolation Privacy Separator Enable 302 11d Enable Radio eXtended Range Check this box to extend the wireless coverage range this is provided by Atheros s eXtended Range XR technology Enable Client Isolation Privacy Separator This is to prohibit data transmission between each wireless client stations Enable 802 11d This is to prevent network loop applying to the spanning tree standard 4 4 WDS Settings Operation Mode gt Setup gt WDS Settings In this mode 2 access points in two remote locations connect to each other to provide a wireless bridge between 2 remote LANs It is mostly used by enterprise to connect 2 remote office s network togethe
29. can be accessed by web management interface We recommend using this interface for initial AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 12 3 Configuring the WLA 9000AP Ran Air Live configurations To begin simply enter WLA 9000AP s IP address default is 192 168 1 1 on the web browser The default password is both airlive i Fn Edit View Fawutes Took Help ajde 192 168 1 1 MWLA S000AP got itab Oval Radio Access Point i Wireless Settings is Corgan i Caper ae hain fie of pone ALA iF System Configuration Change ta porn apg oda phe Limana opted flee Sire dooce Post ced moe Device Status Tesee diaree niemen alea pole sree hni tops ond more Help Cat help a emmi otkhed quater abou jhe Veet Arps Pelee E Secured Web Management HTTPS HTTPS is also using web browser for configuration But all the data transactions are securely encrypted using SSL encryption Therefore it is a safe and easy way to manage your WLA 9000AP We highly recommend WISP and service provider to use HT TPS for management To begin simply enter https 192 168 1 1 on your web browser A security alert screen from your browser will pop up Please click Continue to this website to login WLA 9000AP Cortificate Crror Navigation Blocked Windows Internet Coplorar beeps fret eil we File Edt Yew Fetes Took Helo i Parorkes ge ceio Enror hiniga Ghoched x There is a problem with this website s security cer
30. clients are widely available on the Internet You can find where to download them by using Internet search engine such as Google In this guide we will use a popular SSH Telnet utility call Putty Once you have download and install Putty Please follow the figure below to make a connection with WLA 9000AP 1 Choose SSH as indicated in the diagram 2 Enter the IP address of WLA 9000AP 3 Click on Open to start the SSH session es PuTTY Configuration Category Session Basic options for your PuTTY session Logging Terminal Keyboard Bell Features Protocol Window O Raw Telnet Alogin S5H Appearance Behaviour Translation Selection Colours E Connection Data Proxy Telnet Alogin E SSH ker Specify your connection by host name or IF address Load save or delete a stored session Saved Sessions Default Settings Close window on exit on Awas Neve G Only on clean exit Tunnels When the following screen appear click on Yes to continue 15 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 3 Configuring the WLA 9000AP Gay os Air Live The server s host flowy h not cachad in the nagetry Ya Pee po Guarentee that the serei ie be topis ou nk de The ammer a reac bey ngenei be ehea 10400 pe Ra he 12 66 ee Dr ae oe deg Tl secu Lr Ue Prot te Yes bis ack Ue hey bo Ruths cache and carry on connecting IF SACU Ren ba cany on coraa just fete eathout akki Ue kay bo thes c
31. command line interface CLI Itis possible to write a text script file and then paste it into the CLI to execute several commands at once However Telnet does not encrypt its message Therefore it is not secure The default Telnet management port is TCP port 23 To use the CLI please open the command line window Then type telnet 192 168 1 1 to start Command Prompt Microsoft Windows AFP Version 5 1 2600 CC Copyright 1985 26041 Microsoft Corp C gt 5 Documents and Settings Administrator gt telnet 192 168 1 1 When asked for password please enter airlive o Telnet 192 168 1 1 Hireless Router Manager Console Please enter your password tH Welcome Command gt To get a list of available command and their usage please type help on the command prompt m Secure Shell SSH SSH2 SSH is an encrypted Command Line Interface that allow user to send text commands through SSL encryption Therefore it provides the added advantage of security comparing to Telnet As with Telnet the SSH and AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 14 ES Air Live 3 Configuring the WLA 9000AP SSH2 provide the possibility to write a text script and paste into the CLI interface for multiple command execution It also makes configuration change across many WLA 9000APs easier The default management port for SSH SSH2 is TCP UDP port 22 To manage via the SSH SSH2 protocol you would need a SSH client Free SSH
32. connects 2 different networks that uses the same protocol Wireless bridges are commonly used to link network across remote buildings For wireless application there are 2 types of Bridges WDS Bridge can be used in Point to Point or Point to Multipoint topology Bridge Infrastructure works with AP mode to form a star topology Cable and Connector Loss During wireless design and deployment it is important to factor in the cable and connector loss Cable and connector loss will reduce the output power and receiver sensitivity of the radio at connector end The longer the cable length is the more the cable loss Cable loss should be subtracted from the total output power during distance calculation For example if the cable and connector loss is 3dBm and the output power is 20dBm the output power at the cable end is only 17dBm Client Client means a network device or utility that receives service from host or server A client device means end user device such as wireless cards or wireless CPE CPE Devices CPE stands for Customer Premises Equipment A CPE is a device installed on the end user s side to receive network services For example on an ADSL network the ADSL modem router on the subscriber s home is the CPE device Wireless CPE means a complete Wireless usually an AP with built in Antenna that receive wireless broadband access from the WISP The opposite of CPE is CO CTS Clear To Send A signal sent by a device to indicate that
33. e p Ee ag e E IPE0 SBE OO cO 02 tht a 13 lo jash_testt OU 4b 1 cee JHE A corega 00 0a 79 8a 48 00 ECER C WED 00 4f62 0b e3 c4 Z ONLAPOI 00 0d 0b 6d 21 9f 2 OTE The sitesurvey will show both Ap and Bridge connections Device without ESSID are more likely to be a Bridge device Radio 1 ESSID foo 7 AF a e2 2 E E3 c4 Channel fi Signal Strength 32 dbm 65 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual a 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings o L e Air IWC 4 After the access point is selected its SSID shows automatically in the Network ID SSID field WLAN Standard for Radio 2 m i Channel Security Achvanced Settings 4 6 Gateway AP Router Settings Operation Mode gt Setup In Gateway mode router functions are added between one Ethernet port and other network interfaces Therefore the ISP subscriber can share the ISP connection without need for extra router AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 66 Gap 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings i Live Local Area Network J Gateway Mode internet Gateway mode acts both in AP and Router which included in these operation modes AP Gateway and Gateway AP 67 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings Air Live WAN Setting Special Applications setup WAN Port Settings meh IP Filtering Settings mEt DHCP Server Settings IP Routin
34. is available only for Access Point and AP Router modes Multiple SSID allows WLA 9000AP to create up to 4 different wireless networks SSID Itis also known as Virtual AP function Each SSID can have its Encryption type VLAN Tag and TOS settings In the following diagram the WLA 9000AP uses Multiple SSID function to create separate Bridge and Client network Each has its own encryption policies Bridge Network Client Network Q SSID BridgeNet Q SSID ClientNet O Security WPA2 PSK O Security WPA PSK O VLAN ID 200 O VLAN ID 100 Bridge Infrastructure AP Mode IP 192 168 2 1 24 IP 192 168 1 1 24 Configuring the Multiple SSID When you click on the Multiple SSID button the following screen will appear 47 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings Air Live SSID Settings Click here to Apply changes in Enable VLAN for all SSIDs C Enable DiffServ Marking VLAN and DiffServe Marking f Apply SID Name LAN ID Priority Security Radio This is the default a SSID f NEW f DELETE SELECTED Radio Radic SSID Name C Disable SSID Broadcasting ae H Click here to apply changes Select Security Policy oe 7 on adding or deleting SSID Apply How to add a SSID You can add up to 4 SSID in WLA 9000AP _ Please follow the procedure below 1 Enter the SSID name i e BridgeNet 2 Select the Security Policy i e WPA2 PSkK 3 E
35. it is ready to receive data DDNS 153 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 18 Wireless Network Glossary mm Air Liwe Dynamic Domain Name System An algorithm that allows the use of dynamic IP address for hosting Internet Server A DDNS service provides each user account with a domain name A router with DDNS capability has a built in DDNS client that updates the IP address information to DDNS service provider whenever there is achange Therefore users can build website or other Internet servers even if they don t have fixed IP connection DHCP Dynamic Hosting Configuration Protocol A protocol that enables a server to dynamically assign IP addresses When DHCP is used whenever a computer logs onto the network it automatically gets an IP address assigned to it by DHCP server A DHCP server can either be a designated PC on the network or another network device such as a router DMZ Demilitarized Zone When a router opens a DMZ port to an internal network device it opens all the TCP UDP service ports to this particular device The feature is used commonly for setting up H 323 VoIP or Multi Media servers DNS A program that translates URLs to IP addresses by accessing a database maintained ona collection of Internet servers Domain Name The unique name that identifies an Internet site Domain Names always have 2 or more parts separated by dots In www airlive com the airlive com is the doman name DoS Attack Denial of Ser
36. keys must be entered on all authorized wireless clients Authentication type AUTO Select one of the WEP keys for the wirless network Encrypt data transmitting with WEP Key 1 WEP Key 1 WEE ASCH O O WEP Key 2 WEP ASC fF oO WEP Key 3 WEP ASC Ap O s lt sCi WEP Key 4 WEPM ASCH fe oO F APPLY HOTE To access the wireless network user must have correct SSID and encryption key it enabled m Select one of the WEP key for wireless network There are total of 4 possible keys for WEP encryption You need to choose which key will be used for encryption All wireless devices on the same network have to use the same settings We recommend using WEP Key 1 as in default setting E WEP Keys Please enter the WEP keys used for encryption You need to fill at least the Select WEP Key For example if you choose Encrypt Data with WEP Key 1 in the previous field then it is necessary to fill WEP Key 1 The length of key is dependant on the Key Length and Key type you choose m Key Length The WLA 9000AP offers 64bit 128 bit and 152 bit for WEP key length The longer the Key Length the more secure the encryption is E Key Type 2 types are available ASCII and HEX ASCII is a string of ASCII code including alphabetical characters space signs and numbers i e airlivepass12 HEX is a string of 16 bit hexadecimal digits 0 9 a b c d e f All wireless devices on the network must match the
37. need to be cloned l Cloned MAC Address fvour ISF requires you to use a specific WAN Ethernet MAC address check this box and enter the MAC address here MAC Address 00 o 00 foo foo foo 4 6 2 DHCP Server Settings Operation Mode gt Setup gt DHCP Server Settings DHCP Server Settings is to assign private IP address to the devices in your local area network LAN Note that WLA 9000AP keeps the IP address of 192 168 1 1 and act as the default gateway of the LAN You can assign IP address to MAC address the DHCP server will keep the IP for the MAC address 69 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings Air Live DHCP Server Settings M Enable DHCP Server Assigns IP addresses to wired and wireless clients from the following range Change IP range and IP CESSE MEE 26400 seconds Lease Time From A l fies l Po E here To A s pst Assigns the following IP address to the client with the following MAC address Manually assign MAC MAC Address 0 e 0 _ O oO wo address to IP IP Address ise jies l pP Po here DELETE SELECTED gt gt DHCP Table 4 6 3 Multiple DMZ Operation Mode gt Setup gt Multiple DMZ Multiple DMZ opens all TCP UDP ports to particular IP address on the LAN side It allows setting up servers behind the WLA 9000AP AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 70 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings ES Air Live
38. one radio acts as an AP router and the other an Access Point One of the RJ 45 ports as the WAN interface to the internet GW AP c lt AP Client The remote location can access the internet by way of this Access Point which acts as a gateway device of the network The image in AP Gateway Gateway AP mode UI helps to indicate data flow related to the Wireless and the Ethernet ports AP t Gateway S mus Radio 1 Radio 2 z _ Q 802 118 T 02 11aibig 59 WEAN LAN AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 138 SS Air Live 14 Application Example AP Gateway Gateway AP Mode WLAN Standard for Radio 1 I Enable Radio 1 Network ID S SID C Disable SSID Broadcasting Mode lla 3 F sehip Sem SEUD SSID Setting Setup QoS Setting Setup Enable Radio eXtended Range Enable Wireless Client Isolation Privacy Separator AP Mode WAN Port Settings Setup DHCP Server Settings eEtup ES Virtual Server Settings Etup Multiple DMZ AirLivel Site Suey it ellen B02 1 1al bly STE SUC yey Disable SSID Broadcasting yde eupend Without Turbo bd Enable Wireless Client Isolation Privacy Separator AP Mode WAN Setting Special Applications setup IP Filtering Settings Setup IP Routing Settings setup Dynamic DNS Settings Sttup Remote Management Setup Gateway AP Router Mode To configure the AP mode Please refer to Section 4 3
39. reattempt 20 etc wlan ap_service 17 uname not found killall wpa_supplicant no process killed etc wlan ap_service 17 uname not found Using lib modules 2 4 25 LSDK 5 1 0 42 wlan ath_hal o Using lib modules 2 4 25 LSDK 5 1 0 42 wlan ath_rate_atheros o Using lib modules 2 4 25 LSDK 5 1 0 42 wlan ath_dfs o Using lib modules 2 4 25 LSDK 5 1 0 42 wlan ath_ahb o lt Mapping sub ioctl turbo to cmd 0x8BEO 1 gt lt mapping sub ioctl set_installmode to cmd 0x8BE0 75 gt lt mapping sub ioctl set_threslower to cmd O0x8BEO 76 gt lt Mmapping sub ioctl set_threslow to cmd O0x8BE0 77 gt lt mapping sub ioctl set_thresbetter to cmd Ox8BE0 78 gt lt mapping sub ioctl set_thresbest to cmd Ox8BEO 79 gt lt mapping sub ioctl maccmd to cmd 0x8BE0 17 gt RTNETLINK answers No such file or directory RADIUS Server Reattempt Period 20 Seconds set telnet port lt port number 1 65535 gt Purpose change the telnet port numer Example Commands gt set telnet port 23 Changing telnet port may cause current telnet connections to be lost Are you sure y n y AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 108 SN E E 6 Command Line Interface i Live Telnet port number 23 set telnet timeout lt timeout value in minutes 0 999 0 for no limit gt Purpose Set Telnet management timeout Example Command gt set telnet timeout 10 Changing telnet timeout may cause current telnet connections to be lost Are you sure y n y Telnet s
40. share key for encryption authentication WPA2 Wi Fi Protected Access 2 WPA2 is also known as 802 11i It improves on the WPA security with CCMP and AES encryption The WPA2 is backward compatible with WPA WPA2 PSK utilizes pre share key for encryption authentication AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 164
41. speed than 11a mode However this mode is not as stable as 11a mode e Super A with Static Turbo Turbo mode uses channel binding technology to increase the speed further over Super A mode This mode might not be allowed in countries that prohibit channel binding i e some EU countries This mode will always turn on the turbo mode in all conditions e Super A with Dynamic Turbo Dynamic Turbo mode will be turn on only when adjacent channel is not used It is also know as intelligent turbo mode This mode might not be allowed in countries that prohibit channel binding i e some EU countries In addition this mode does not work in WDS Bridge mode 4 2 5 Channel Operation Mode gt Setup gt Channel The channel is the frequency range used by radio In 802 11a standard each channel AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 34 Gap 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings i Live occupies 20MHz width For 2 wireless devices to connect they must use the same channel The number of available legal channels might be different between countries For example Channel 149 to 161 are available only to United States and a few other countries If you are living outside EU please change the country from the Regulatory Domain option in this page Below is the table list of channels and frequency Frequency Domain Frequency MHz 5 15 to 5 25GHz 36 5180 U NII Low 40 5200 ETSI Band1 44 5220 48 5240 5 25 to 5 35GHz 52 5260 U NI
42. sub ioctl set_installmode to cmd 0x8BE0 75 gt lt mapping sub ioctl set_threslower to cmd Ox8BEO 76 gt lt Mmapping sub ioctl set_threslow to cmd O0x8BE0 77 gt lt mapping sub ioctl set_thresbetter to cmd Ox8BE0 78 gt lt mapping sub ioctl set_thresbest to cmd 0x8BE0 79 gt lt mapping sub ioctl maccmd to cmd 0x8BE0 17 gt lt mapping sub ioctl authmode to cmd 0x8BE0 3 gt lt Mmapping sub ioctl cwmin to cmd 0x8BE3 1 gt lt Mmapping sub ioctl cwmax to cmd 0x8BE3 2 gt RTNETLINK answers No such file or directory RTNETLINK answers No such file or directory add radius server primary successfully add radius server lt primary secondary gt Purpose to add a primary or secondary radius server Example Command gt add radius server secondary enter server IP 192 168 1 200 enter port number 1 65535 766 enter shared secret 234 enable server yes no AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 120 E E 6 Command Line Interface ir Live yes etc wlan ap_service 17 uname not found killall wpa_supplicant no process killed etc wlan ap_service 17 uname not found Using lib modules 2 4 25 LSDK 5 1 0 42 wlan ath_hal o Using lib modules 2 4 25 LSDK 5 1 0 42 wlan ath_rate_atheros o Using lib modules 2 4 25 LSDK 5 1 0 42 wlan ath_dfs o Using lib modules 2 4 25 LSDK 5 1 0 42 wlan ath_ahb o lt Mapping sub ioctl turbo to cmd 0x8BEO 1 gt lt mapping sub ioctl set_installmode to cmd 0x8BE0 75 gt lt mapping sub i
43. there are interferences in your area lower this value can improve the performance If there are not keep this parameter at higher value The default size is 2346 You can try 1500 1000 or 500 when there are interference around your network Full Duplex The ability of a networking device to receive and transmit data simultaneously In wireless environment this is usually done with 2 or more radios doing load balancing Gateway In the global Internet network the gateways are core routers that connect networks in different IP subnet together In a LAN environment with an IP sharing router the gateway is the router In an office environment gateway typically is a multi function device that 155 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 18 Wireless Network Glossary O La Air Live integrates NAT firewall bandwidth management and other security functions Hotspot A place where you can access Wi Fi service The term hotspot has two meanings in wireless deployment One is the wireless infrastructure deployment the other is the Internet access billing system Ina hotspot system a service provider typically need an authentication and account system for billing purposes and a wireless AP network to provide access for customers IGMP Snooping Internet Group Management Protocol IGMP is a Layer 3 protocol to report IP multicast memberships to neighboring multicast switches and routers IGMP snooping is a feature that allows an Etherne
44. together as Web Management on this guide 3 4 1 Getting into Web Management Normal Web Management HTTP To get into the Normal Web Management simply type in the WLA 9000AP s IP address default IP is 192 168 1 1 into the web browser s address field Microsoft Internet Explorer gt File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Qe gt gt iz g HA Address 192 168 1 1 a So Secured Web Management HTTPS 17 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 3 Configuring the WLA 9000AP ZS Air Live To get into the Secured Web Management just type https 192 168 1 1 into the web browser s address field The 192 168 1 1 is WLA 9000AP s default IP address Ifthe IP address is changed the address entered in the browser should change also Microsoft Internet Explorer z see ae 7 File Edit View Favorites Tools Help i Bact j x a Po a i Address https 192 168 1 1 gt E A security warning screen from your browser will then pop up depending on the browser you use Please follow step below to clear the security screen Q Internet Explorer Click Continue to this website to proceed Certificate Crror Navigation Blocked Windows Internet Explorar m E beeps fe iil w File Edt Yew Fpi Took hi x Gy Prote gS Certiicete Error Navigation Blocked td There is a problem with this website s security certificate We recommend that you close this webpage and do n
45. try sending data at the same time but instead wait until a channel is free Valid values for AIFs are 1 through 255 E Transmission Opportunity The Transmission Opportunity TXOP is an interval of time when a WMM client station has the right to initiate transmissions onto the wireless medium This value specifies in milliseconds the Transmission Opportunity TXOP for client stations that is the interval of time when a WMM client station has the right to initiate transmissions on the wireless network We recommend that you use the default settings on the WMM QoS page Changing these values can lead to unexpected blockages of traffic on your wireless LAN and the blockages might be difficult to diagnose 4 2 11 Enable Radio eXtended Range XR is Atheros eXtended technology to increase range When XR is turned on the radio can increase the receiver sensitivity greatly However performance may be reduced significantly also Use this mode only if you can trade more distance for lower performance 55 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings Air Live 4 2 12 Enable Wireless Client Isolation Select the check box to prohibit data transmission between client stations This function is also Known as Privacy Separator 4 2 13 Bandwidth Control Operation Mode gt Setup gt Bandwidth Control Bandwidth Control can limit the maximum speed of entire wireless interface or individual dev
46. 1 icmp_seq 1 ttl 64 time 1 0 ms E change password Q Purpose Change login password Q Example Command gt change password 123 password Is set to 123 E ftptest lt ssid gt 11a lt channel gt Q Purpose Test ifaSSID s connection is okay LI Example Commands gt fiptest airlive 11a 40 Set SSID airlive mode 11a channel 40 ok E save config Q Purpose save configuration file Please remember to save config after making changes Q Example Command gt save config None E clear config LJ Purpose Clear configuration to default LI Example Command gt clear config AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 96 E D airlive airlive airmax ap 6 Command Line Interface i Live Are you sure y n y Write flash block dev mtd3 Write file is etc defsysconfig conf Rebooting webservice lt lan wan gt lt enable disable gt Purpose Enable or Disable Web management interface on LAN or WAN Example Command gt webservice lan enable webservice from lan enable site survey Purpose Site Survey display Example Command gt site survey Please wait a moment for site survey MAC Address Conn Mode Channel Turbo Super XR WME Signal Strength dom Security Network 00 4f 79 90 00 27 A 36 49 None AP 00 4f 69 52 a1 ca A 36 61 None AP 00 4f 69 90 00 01 A 36 56 None AP signal survey lt bssid gt lt channel gt Purpose Display continuous RSSI for the remote
47. 1a g wireless interface and one half full duplex 10 100 LAN interface WLA 9000AP with the new 2 0 firmware features a total of 6 wireless modes Access Point Repeater WDS Bridge Client Infrastructure Client Ad Hoc and WISP Router since the 802 11g shares the same 2 4GHz radio band with the 802 11b technology it can interoperate with existing 802 11b up to 11Mbps devices Therefore you can reserve your existing investment in 802 11b client cards and migrate to the high speed 802 11g standard as your needs grow To address growing security concerns in a wireless LAN environment different levels of security can be enabled in WLA 9000AP m To disable SSID broadcast to restrict association to only those client stations that are already pre configured with the correct SSID m To enable WEP Wireless Encryption Protocol 64 128 or 152 bit encryption to protect the privacy of your data E Support of Access List Control to allow you to grant deny access to from specified wireless stations m Provisioning of centralized authentication through RADIUS Server m WPA PSK Wi Fi Protected Access Pre Shared Key for home users to provide authentication data integrity and data privacy WPA Wi Fi Protected Access works with a RADIUS server to provide stronger authentication as well as data integrity and privacy 1 2 How to Use This Guide WLA 9000AP is an advanced wireless Base Station with many functions It is recommended that you r
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49. 2000 Start Button select Settings then Control Panel The Win95 98 2000 Control Panel displays Step 2 Double click on the Network icon Manually change the IP address of the PC to become 192 168 1 3 To do this move your mouse and high light the node device please go to your network device such as Ethernet card right click on your mouse Click Properties and check the settings in each of the TCP IP Properties window Select fixed IP and assign the IP as 192 168 1 3 and subnet mask as 255 255 255 0 Step 3 Once you have modified the PC s IP as same network scope as the default IP of WLA 9000AP you can then open a browser and start to configure the AP by typing the default IP address into the URL line Please note that after you change the IP address of the ACCESS POINT the PC client may not be able to reach the ACCESS POINT This is because they may no 9 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual F 2 Installing the WLA 9000AP x r Live longer belong to the same IP network address space 2 5 2 Set up a wireless client as a fixed IP client The following will give detailed steps of how to configure a PC or a wireless client to obtain IP addresses automatically In the case of using a wireless client the client must also have an 802 11a b g wireless interface installed properly be physically within the radio range of the WLA 9000AP and have TCP IP installed and configured as fixed IP and same subnet mask scope as th
50. AN O AP Router Hihii Access Point WAN AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 24 EaD 3 Configuring the WLA 9000AP L r Live Step 2 From the Regulatory Domain please select your country 5 Air Live WLA 9000AP 802 11a b g Dual Radio Access Point Operation Mode System Configuration Device Status Logout Operation Mode Access Point Network ID SSID airlive P Site Survey Enable Wireless C Disable SSID Broadcasting Radio Mode Superd Option Channel Channel Width Normal lw Step 3 Select the United States from the list Step 4 Click on Apply to finish 3 5 4 Set the Time and Date lt is important that you set the date and time for your WLA 9000AP so that the system log will record the correct date and time information Please go to System Configuration gt Time Settings We recommend you choose Enable NTP so the time will be keep even after reboot If your WLA 9000AP is not connected to Internet please enter the time manually Please remember to select your local time zone and click Apply to finish 25 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 3 Configuring the WLA 9000AP S Air Live T Live 1 WLA 9000AP 802 11a b g Dual Radio Acce Operation Mode System Configuration Device Status Logout Device IP Settings QUE re saunas Password Settings System Management SNMP Settings byiPaddress 0 o 0 Pin
51. AP Bridge Example Command gt signal survey 00 4f 69 52 a1 ed 36 BSSID Channel Signal Strength dbm 97 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual Fs 6 Command Line Interface td Air Live BSSID Channel Signal Strength dom 00 4F 69 52 A1 ED 36 40 6 2 Debugging Commands Those debugging commands are commands used for manufacturing testing process lfa Z debug command looks similar to a Set command please use the Set command instead E z debug http logout Q Purpose log out HTTP Q Example Command gt z_debug http logout E z debug signature lt enable disable gt Q Purpose Enable or disable signature check on firmware Q Example Command gt z_debug signature disable Are you sure y n y Signature check is now DISABLED E z debug add ssid lt ssid gt Q Purpose This command will replace the default ssid with the new one It will not add an additional SSID We recommend to use the following commands instead m add ssid lt ssidname gt broadcast enable disable to add a new SSID m set ssid lt ssidname gt to replace the current ssid name with a new one Q Example Command gt z_debug add ssid air1 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 98 Gap 6 Command Line Interface r Live E z debug reboot Q Purpose reboot your WLA 9000AP Q Example Command gt z_debug reboot Rebooting E z debug set port radio1 11a lt ssid gt lt channel gt LJ Purpose Set SSID and Channel We recommend using set comm
52. EL ASCH F here Upto4 entries are WEP Key 4 WEPE4 ASCTI Lo possible Here are the encryption key settings for WEP Please make sure all bridges in the WDS network enter the same keys DELETE SELECTED Q WEP Key You can set up to 4 keys each key can have different Key Length and Key type When you add an entry to the WDS setting and select WEP encryption the system will ask you which key to use All devices on the network must have the same sets of keys but each link can have use different key We recommend using WEP 152 whenever possible for better security Q Adding a new WDS link The WDS link are created by entering the remote Bridge s information This process must be repeated on both side of the bridge Name This is the name for the WDS Link You can enter any name for your own reference i e WarehouseLink SSID SSID is the network ID for the wireless link If you have more than one WDS link or if you want to make WDS connection with Mikrotik devices this field is required Each WDS Link must have a different SSID name If you only have one WDS link you can leave this field empty MAC Address Please enter the remote bridge s wireless MAC address in this field This wireless SSID can be found on the device label You can also use Site Survey function to assist you Select Security Settings You can choose to use WEP encryption for better security It is necessary to ent
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54. I Mid 56 5280 ETSI Band1 60 5300 64 5320 5 47 to 5 725GHz 100 5500 104 5520 U NII World Wide 108 5540 112 5560 ETSI Band3 116 5580 120 5600 124 5620 128 5640 132 5660 136 5680 140 5700 4 2 6 Security Settings Operation Mode gt Setup gt Security Settings Security settings allow you to use encryption to secure your data from eavesdropping You can select different security policy to provide association authentication and or data encryption The WLA 9000AP features various security policies including WEP 802 1x WPA WPA PSK WPA2 WPA2 PSK WPA Auto and WPA PSK Auto Please note not all security policies are available in all operation modes For example only WEP is available currently in WDS Bridge mode and Client Ad hoc mode All wireless devices on the same network must use the same security policy We recommend using WPA PSK or WPA2 PSK whenever possible For WDS Bridge and Client Ad hoc mode we recommend using WEP 152 encryption WEP WEP Encryption is the oldest and most available encryption method However it is also 35 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual Fs 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings Air Live the least secure Due to the limitation of the chipset only WEP encryption is available for WDS Bridge Pure MAC mode and Client Adhoc mode Select Security Policy Encryption Enabling encryption will secure data and prevent Unauthorized users from accessing your wireless network Identical encryption
55. IP 0 0 0 0 Port Number 1812 Shared Secret AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 102 E E E 6 Command Line Interface i Live show log level Purpose show log level Example Command gt show log level Log level is 8 show telnet system Purpose show telnet management information and system status Example Command gt show telnet Telnet session timeout 0 minutes Telnet port number 23 Telnet state enable Command gt show system System Name WLA 9000AP S W Version 1 00e09a H W Version SOA System LAN MAC 00 4F 79 90 00 16 Wireless MAC 00 4F 79 90 00 15 WMAC 0 00 4F 79 90 00 15 show snmp statistics Purpose Show SNMP satistics Example Command gt show snmp statistics Timeout No Response from 192 168 1 1 103 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 6 Command Line Interface N Air Live Received Transmitted Total Packets 1 1 Request Variables 11 SET Variables 0 GET Requests GETNEXT Requests 15 GET RESPONSEs 0 25 SET Requests Errors Bad Versions Bad Community Uses ASN1 Parse Errors Packet Too Long NO SUCH NAME Errors BAD VALUE Errors READ ONLY Errors GENERAL ERR Errors E show rssi Q Purpose Show RSSI signal strength Q Example Command gt show rssi Please wait a moment for site survey ESSID MAC Address Signal Strength dbm airlive 0 4f 69 52 a1 ca 59 airmax ap 00 4f 69 90 00 01 47 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 104 N E E 6 Comma
56. Interval po sec 0 means disable rekey C Enable RADIUS Server Server ipo bp bp bo Port Num ber olz shared Secret Secruity Settings Select Security Policy WPA WPA2 Encryption Type TKIP CCMP AES Both WPA Group Rekey Interval 300 sec 0 means disable rekey Enable RADIUS Server Server ipo po po po Por Number Lgl shared Secret AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 38 lt 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings i Live Secruity Settings Select Security Policy WPA AUTO WPA AUTO Encryption Type TKIP CCMP AES Both WPA AUTO Group Rekey Interval po sec 0 means disable rekey C Enable RADIUS Serer SENET ipo po pP po Port Num berd al shared Secret E Encryption Type There are two encryption types TKIP and CCMP AES While CCMP provides better security than TKIP some wireless client stations may not be equipped with the hardware to support it You can select Both to allow TKIP clients and CCMP clients to connect to the Access Point at the same time Group Rekey Interval A group key is used for multicast broadcast data and the re key interval is time period that the system will change the group key periodically The shorter the interval is the better the security is The default is 300 sec WPA PSK WPA2 PSK WPA PSK Auto Wi Fi Protected Access WPA with Pre Shared Key PSK provides better security than WEP keys It does not require a RADIUS server in order to prov
57. LA 9000AP automatically enable the check box Use the DHCP client protocol to automatically get the IP address for this device Then click Next to go to the next screen As a reminder you might loss the IP address of WLA 9000AP when IP is assigned dynamically 5 1 2 Time Settings System Configuration gt Time Settings lt is important that you set the date and time for your WLA 9000AP so that the system log will record the correct date and time information We recommend you choose Enable NTP so the time will be keep even after reboot If your WLA 9000AP is not connected to Internet please enter the time manually Please remember to select your local time zone and click Apply to finish www airlive com i r Live WLA J000AP zoz ttatia Dusi Gaiio Access Polat Operation Mode System Configuration Device Status Logout Device IP Settings Time Settings C Enable NTP Password Settings oe local time zone eae ne a oo System Management GMTH09 00 Osaka Tokyo Seoul Sl SNMP Settings local date and time E Feb 3 2000 pmm ss Ol L 29 PM Ping Watchdog Firmware Upgrade Configuration f Apply Save and Restore Factory Default Reboot System Help 5 1 3 Password Settings System Configuration gt Password Settings AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 82 5 Web Mana
58. P takes care of handling the actual delivery of the data TCP takes care of keeping track of the packets that a message is divided into for efficient routing through the Internet Turbo A Turbo A is an Atheros proprietary turbo mode to increase speed over standard 802 11a mode It uses channel binding technology to increase speed There are 2 types of Turbo A modes Dynamic Turbo and Static Turbo In Dynamic Turbo the channel binding will be used only if necessary In Static Turbo the channel binding is always on This protocol may be combined with Super A model to increase the performance even more The used 161 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 18 Wireless Network Glossary mm Air Liwe of channel binding might be prohibited in EU countries TX Output Power Transmit Output Power The TX output power means the transmission output power of the radio Normally the TX output power level limit for 2 4GHz 11g b is 20dBm at the antenna end The output power limit for 5GHz 802 11a is 30dBm at the antenna end UDP User Datagram Protocol A layer 4 network protocol for transmitting data that does not require acknowledgement from the recipient of the data Upgrade To replace existing software or firmware with a newer version Upload To send a file to the Internet or network device URL Uniform Resource Locator The address of a file located on the Internet VPN Virtual Private Network A type of technology designed to increase
59. P that is not found on other part of this manual you might find your answer here Chapter 17 This chapter explains technical specification of WLA 9000AP Chapter 18 Explanation on network technical terms from A to Z Highly recommended for reference when you encounter an unfamiliar term 1 3 Firmware Upgrade and Tech Support lf you encounter a technical issue that can not be resolved by information on this guide we recommend that you visit our comprehensive website support at www airlive com The tech support FAQ are frequently updated with latest information In addition you might find new firmwares that either increase software functions or provide bug fixes for WLA 9000AP You can reach our on line support center at the following link http www airlive com support support 2 jsp since 2009 AirLive has added the Newsletter Instant Support System on our website AirLive Newsletter subscribers receives instant email notifications when there are new download or tech support FAQ updates for their subscribed AirLive models To become an AirLive newsletter member please visit http Awww airlive com member member_3 jsp AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 2 ZN 5 1 Introduction i Live airlive com ner cistrat ov D Do you wish to subscriber to the automated monthly newsletter Monthly news Subscribe Language 52 Instant Support Subscribe Language a B C1 All Products Product Main Catego
60. Reboot System E Upgrade Firmware To update the WLA 9000AP firmware first download the firmware from AirLive web site to your local disk and then from the above screen enter the path and filename of the firmware file or click Browse to locate the firmware file Next Click the Upgrade button to start The new firmware will be loaded to your WLA 9000AP After a message appears telling you that the operation is completed you need to reset the system to have the new firmware take effect Do not power off the device while upgrading the firmware It is recommended that you do not upgrade your WLA 9000AP unless the new firmware has new features you need or if it has a fix toa problem that you ve encountered 5 1 8 Configuration Save and Restore System Configuration gt Configuration Save and Restore You can save system configuration settings to a file and later download it back to the WLA 9000AP by following the steps Step 1 Select Configuration Save and Restore from the System Configurations menu AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 88 5 Web Management 2 System Configuration and Status N www airlive com ig Live WLA 9000AP 302 11a b g Dual Radio Access Point Operation Mode System Configuration Device Status Logout Device IP Settings Configuration Save and Restore Time Settings Click SAVE TO FILE to save your configuration to a management host Password Settings System Man
61. Shaw the device information syslog table witeless cient fable ond more Help oS Get help with commonty asked questions about the Wireless Access Point E Wireless Settings Click on this part will bring you to the wireless operation mode menu The WLA 9000AP s wireless settings are different between wireless modes Only functions that are applicable to the wireless mode will show to simplify configuration For example multiple SSID option is only workable for Access Point and AP Router mode Therefore the function will only appear in these 2 modes For this reason the first step to configure the WLA 9000AP is to select the wireless mode The router mode specific functions are also in this menu category For explanation of different wireless modes please refer to Chapter 1 System Configuration All non wireless and router mode settings are in this category The system configurations including changing password upload firmware backup configuration settings PING watchdog and setting management interface The default management timeout is 10 minutes we recommend you should change password and management timeout during the first time login Device Status This section for monitoring the status of WLA 9000AP It provides information on device status Ethernet status wireless status wireless client table and system log Help This is the online help system for quick reference We still recommend
62. a unique Omni antenna by using another adequate antenna such as sector antenna It s particularly suitable for WISP to provide stable and high performance link The image in Dual AP mode UI helps to indicate data flow related to the Wireless and the Ethernet ports Dual AF AP LAN LAN LAWN 123 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual Air Live Both Radios has its own setting interface WLAN Standard for Radio 1 AirLivel alte SUEY M Enable Radio 1 Network ID SSID Disable SSID Broadcasting Mode lla Channet 36 F so So SEND Advanced Settings Access Control SSID Setting QoS Setting SEUD SEND Enable Radio eXtended Range Enable Wireless Client Isolation Privacy Separator AP Mode 7 Application Example Dual AP Mode WLAN Standard for Radio 2 M Enable Radio 2 Network IO SID Airlive site SUEY Disable SSID Broadcasting 3 ES ES SED Enable Radio eXtended Range Enable Wireless Client Isolation Privacy Separator AP Mode Bandwidth Contral Apply NOTETo access the wireless network user must have correct SSID and encryption key if enabled To configure the AP mode please refer to Section 4 3 Access Point Settings AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 124 8 Application Example Duplex Mode ZS Air Live Application Example Duplex Mode The duplex mode groups the two radios to double the bandwidth between two WLA 9000APs Dupl
63. agement SAVETOFILE SNMP settings a Select the text configure file by clicking Browse then click RESTORE FROM FILE Ping Watchdog Firmware Upgrade d RESTORE FROM FILE y NOTE Some browsers would fail to locate the configuration file when there is any localized Factory Default character in the configuration file path Reboot System i Step 2 Enter the path of the configuration file to save to restore from or click the Browse button to locate the configuration file Then click the SAVE TO FILE button to save the current configuration into the specified file or click the RESTORE FROM FILE button to restore the system configuration from the specified file 5 1 9 Factory Default System Configuration gt Factory Default You can reset the configuration of your WLA 9000AP to the factory default settings Step 1 Select Factory Default from the System Configuration menu 89 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 5 Web Management 2 System Configuration and Status 5 Air Live www airlive com Air Live WLA 9000AP 802 11a b g Dual Radio Access Point Operation Mode System Configuration Device Status Logout Device IP Settings Factory Default Time Settings Do you really wantto restore the configuration to factory defaults Password Settings System Management YES SNMP Settings gt pi CAUTION Restoring factory default settings will erase all your previous settings Pi
64. al WDS Bridge Setup WDS Bridge WOS Bridge Separate Bridge Setup WDS Bridge WDS Bridge AP Client Setup AF Mlode Client Wlode Client AF Setup Client Mode AP Mode AP WDS Bridge Setup AP Mode WDS Bridge O WDS Bridge AF Setup WOS Bridge AP Made O WDS Gateway Setup WDS Bridge Gateway Mode Gateway WDS SELUK Gateway Mode WDS Bridge AP Gateway Setup AP Mode Gateway Mode Gateway AP Setup Gateway Mode AP Mode C AP WISP Setup AP Router WISF Mlode Em Ea Ea Ea Ea Ea Ea Ea Ea Ea Ea Ea Ea Ea Co WISP AP Setup WISP Mode AP Router O i Change Mode l 3 5 2 Change the Device s IP Address The default IP address is at 192 168 1 1 You should change it to the same subnet as your network Also if you want to manage WLA 9000AP remotely you have to set the Gateway and DNS server information To setup the IP settings for WLA 9000AP please select System Configuration gt Device 23 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 3 Configuring the WLA 9000AP Air Live IP Settings After entering the IP information click on Apply to finish Air Live 1 WLA 9000AP 302 11a b g Dual Radio Access Point Operation Mode System Configuration Device Status Logout amp Device IP Settings Device IP Settings Time Settings You can select one of the following two approaches to assign an IP address to this device W Password Settings Assign static IP to this device
65. and AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 160 18 Wireless Network Glossary mm Air Liwe banking sites to protect the financial integrity of transactions When an SSL session begins the server sends its public key to the browser The browser then sends a randomly generated secret key back to the server in order to have a secret key exchange for that session SSL VPN is also known as Web VPN The HTTPS and SSH management interface use SSL for data encryption Subnet Mask An address code mask that determines the size of the network An IP subnet are determined by performing a BIT wise AND operation between the IP address and the subnet mask By changing the subnet mask you can change the scope and size of a network Subnetwork or Subnet Found in larger networks these smaller networks are used to simplify addressing between numerous computers Subnets connect to the central network through a router hub or gateway Each individual wireless LAN will probably use the same subnet for all the local computers it talks to Super A Super A is an Atheros proprietary turbo mode to increase speed over standard 802 11a mode It adds Bursting and Compression to increase the speed If you live in countries that prohibit the channel binding technology i e Europe you should choose Super A without Turbo if you need more speed than 11a mode TCP A layer 4 protocol used along with the IP to send data between computers over the Internet While I
66. ands The Set Commands are to make changes to the WLA 9000AP s settings AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 106 aos E E 6 Command Line Interface ir Live set http timeout lt timeout value in minutes 1 999 gt Purpose Set the timeout value for HTTP management Example Command gt set http timeout 10 HTTP timeout 10 minutes set system lt contact location gt lt string up to 60 characters gt Purpose Set the system s location and contact info Example Command gt set system location 60 system Location 60 set system name lt string up to 32 characters gt Purpose Set system s name Example Command gt set system name airlive system Name airlive set mac filter mode lt MAC filter mode disabled grant deny gt Purpose Set MAC filter mode or disable MAC filtering Example Command gt set mac filter mode disabled mac filter mode is set to disabled set community string lt read write gt lt string up to 32 characters gt Purpose Set SNMP community string Example Command gt set community string write test community string for write test 107 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual Air Live E 6 Command Line Interface Command gt set community string read test community string for read test set radius server reattempt lt reattempt interval in minutes now no limit in seconds gt Purpose set radius server reattempt interval in minutes Example Command gt set radius server
67. ands instead E set ssid lt ssid gt to set the ssid name E set rate mode lt mode value gt set radio mode to 17a supera_no_turbo supera_static_turbo supera_dynamic_turbo Q Example Command gt z_debug set port radio1 11a air2 64 6 3 Show Commands Show Commands are command that show the settings and status of WLA 9000AP E show arp table Q Purpose Show ARP Table Q Example Command gt show arp table IP address Flags WHWaddress Device 192 168 1 100 C 00 1D 60 5E AE A0 lan E show http Q Purpose Show HTTP service settings Q Example Command gt show http 99 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual Air Live B E E 6 Command Line Interface HTTP service port 80 HTTP session timeout 10 minutes show upnp Purpose Show UPnP information Example Command gt show upnp UPnP is disabled show mac Purpose show the MAC address table in MAC filter mode This might change to show the wireless MAC address of WLA 9000AP in future firmware release Example Command gt show mac Filter Name MAC address ailrive 00 4f 62 24 12 34 show mac filter Purpose show mac address table in the Access Control List Example Command gt show mac filter Filter Name MAC address hello 00 4f 62 24 12 34 airlive 00 4f 62 24 11 11 show mac filter mode Purpose Show whether the current MAC address is enable or not AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 100 SN E D 6 Command Line Interface i Liv
68. ath_rate_atheros o Using lib modules 2 4 25 LSDK 5 1 0 42 wlan ath_dfs o Using lib modules 2 4 25 LSDK 5 1 0 42 wlan ath_ahb o lt Mmapping sub ioctl turbo to cmd Ox8BEO 1 gt lt mapping sub ioctl set_installmode to cmd 0x8BE0 75 gt lt mapping sub ioctl set_threslower to cmd Ox8BEO 76 gt lt Mmapping sub ioctl set_threslow to cmd O0x8BE0 77 gt lt mapping sub ioctl set_thresbetter to cmd Ox8BE0 78 gt lt mapping sub ioctl set_thresbest to cmd Ox8BEO 79 gt lt mapping sub ioctl maccmd to cmd 0x8BE0 17 gt lt mapping sub ioctl authmode to cmd 0x8BE0 3 gt lt Mmapping sub ioctl cwmin to cmd 0x8BE3 1 gt lt Mmapping sub ioctl cwmax to cmd 0x8BE3 2 gt RTNETLINK answers No such file or directory RTNETLINK answers No such file or directory mac filter aaa O00 4F 62 24 12 34 is added E delete mac filter lt Mnemonics Name gt Q Purpose to delete a mac filter entry Q Example Command gt delete mac filter aaa etc wlan ap_ service 17 uname not found killall wpa_supplicant no process killed etc wlan ap_ service 17 uname not found Using lib modules 2 4 25 LSDK 5 1 0 42 wlan ath_hal o Using lib modules 2 4 25 LSDK 5 1 0 42 wlan ath_rate_atheros o Using lib modules 2 4 25 LSDK 5 1 0 42 wlan ath_dfs o AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 118 E E 6 Command Line Interface ir Live Using lib modules 2 4 25 LSDK 5 1 0 42 wlan ath_ahb o lt mapping sub ioctl turbo to cmd 0x8BE0 1 gt lt mapping sub ioctl set_install
69. ating frequency of 10 to 66Ghz spectrum The 802 16a amendment extends the original standard into spectrum between 2 and 11 Ghz 802 16d increase data rates to between 40 and 70 Mbps s and add support for MIMO antennas QoS and multiple polling technologies 802 16e adds mobility features narrower bandwidth a max of 5 mhz slower soeed and smaller antennas Mobility is allowed up to 40 mph WDS Wireless Distribution System WDS defines how multiple wireless Access Point or Wireless Router can connect together to form one single wireless network without using wired uplinks WDS associate each other by MAC address each device WLAN Wireless Local Area Network A type of local area network that uses high frequency radio waves rather than wires to communicate between nodes The most popular standard for WLAN is the 802 11 standards WMM Wi Fi Multimedia WMM is a standard to prioritize traffic for multimedia applications The 163 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 18 Wireless Network Glossary mm Air Liwe WMM prioritize traffic on Voice over IP VoIP audio video and streaming media as well as traditional IP data over the AP WMS Wireless Management System An utility program to manage multiple wireless AP Bridges WPA Wi Fi Protected Access It is an encryption standard proposed by WiFi for advance protection by utilizing a password key TKIP or certificate It is more secure than WEP encryption The WPA PSK utilizes pre
70. ation and Status i Live System Contact Contact information for the system administrator responsible for managing the WLA 9000AP It is an alphanumeric string of up to 60 characters Community String For Read If you intend the router to be managed from a remote SNMP management station you need to configure a read only community string for read only operation The community string is an alphanumeric string of up to 15 characters Community String For Write For read write operation you need to configure a write community string m Assign a specific name and IP address for your SNMP trap manager A trap manager is a remote SNMP management station where special SNMP trap messages are generated by the router and sent to in the network You can define trap managers in the system You can add a trap manager by entering a name an P address followed by pressing the ADD button You can delete a trap manager by selecting the corresponding entry and press the DELETE SELECTED button To enable a trap manager check the Enable box in the corresponding entry to disable it un check the Enable box 5 1 6 Ping Watchdog System Configuration gt Ping Watchdog The Ping Watchdog will ping remote IP addresses to make sure the wireless connection is active if not it can either reconnect or reboot To prevent the AP from power recycling the PING watchdog will start 10 minutes after power up to prevent power recycle prob
71. ations The WMM is based on a subset of the 802 11e 802 119 A standard provides a throughput up to 54 Mbps using OFDM technology It also operates in the 2 4 GHz frequency band as 802 11b 802 119 devices are backward compatible with 802 11b devices 802 11h This IEEE standard define the TPC transmission power control and DFS dynamic frequency selection required to operate WiFi devices in 5GHz for EU 802 11 The IEEE standard for wireless security 802 111 standard includes TKIP CCMP and AES encryption to improve wireless security It is also know as WPA2 802 1Q Tag VLAN In 802 1Q VLAN the VLAN information is written into the Ethernet packet itself Each packet carries a VLAN D called Tag as it traveled across the network Therefore the VLAN configuration can be configured across multiple switches In 802 1Q spec possible 4096 VLAN ID can be created Although for some devices they can only view in frames of 256 ID ata time 802 1x 802 1x is a security standard for wired and wireless LANs In the 802 1x parlance there are usually supplicants client authenticator switch or AP and authentication server radius server in the network When a supplicants request a service the authenticator will pass the request and wait for the authentication server to grant access and register accounting The 802 1x is the most widely used method of authentication by WISP 151 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 18 Wireless Network G
72. cally sent to this queue Q Data 3 Voice VO Highest priority queue minimum delay Time sensitive data such as Voice over IP VoIP is automatically sent to this queue Packets in a higher priority queue will be transmitted before packets in a lower priority queue mE ECWmin and ECWmax lf an access point detects that the medium is in use it uses the DCF random backoff timer to determine the amount of time to wait before attempting to access a given channel again Each access point waits some random period of time between retries The wait time initially a random value within a range specified as the Minimum 53 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual Fs 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings Air Live Contention Window increases exponentially up to a specified limit Maximum Contention Window The random delay avoids most of the collisions that would occur if multiple APs got access to the medium at the same time and tried to transmit data simultaneously The more active users you have on a network the more significant the performance gains of the backoff timer will be in reducing the number of collisions and retransmissions Doubling continues on each try until MaxCW is reached at which point this wait time ts used on retries N Backotf re doubled until data is sent or until retries limit is reached WE Backoff MinCW doubled ME initial Backoff random number in range of MinGW Backoff time in milliseconds i
73. ce 11a 11a b g 11a operation simultaneously Super A G mode support Atheros Proprietary ROHS compliant IEEE 802 3af PoE compliance 8MB Flash 32MB SDRAM 3 x RJ45 port PoE support by one LANport Antenna mM 2xR SMA connector detachable omni Antenna Frequency Range m WLAN1 Radio 1 802 11a 5 15 to 5 825 GHz WLAN2 Radio 2 802 11b g 2 412 to 2 472 GHz 802 11a 5 15 to 5 825 GHz Frequency Channel m WLAN1 Radio 1 802 11a USA FCC 12 Europe ETSI 19 m WLAN2 Radio 2 802 11b g 147 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual p 17 Specifications Air Live USA FCC 11 Europe ETSI 13 3802 11a USA FCC 12 Europe ETSI 19 Power Supply External DC Power Adapter Standard input 100 240Vac 50 60HZz output 5 5V 2 5A 802 3af Power over Ethernet with DC48V 0 4A optional Modulation Technology IEEE802 11a 5GHz OFDM IEEE802 11b 2 4GHz CCK IEEE802 11g 2 4GHz OFDM Atheros Proprietary Super A G mode 802 11a Orthogonal Wireless transfer Data Rate with Automatic Fallback 802 11b 1 2 5 5 11Mbps 802 119 1 2 5 5 11 6 9 12 18 24 36 48 54Mbps 802 11a 6 9 12 18 24 36 48 54Mbps Output Power 802 11a 802 119 54 Mbps 17dBm 54 Mbps 19dBm 48 Mbps 18dBm 48 Mbps 20dBm 36 Mbps 19 dBm 36 Mbps 21 dBm 6 9 12 18 24 Mbps 23 dBm 6 9 12 18 24 Mbps 23 dBm RSSI AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 148 Air Live
74. ck on Setup button to configure the Wy less Settings Current Wireless Mode Mode Radio 1 Radio 2 Dual AP AP Mode AP Mode Duplex Mode Setup WOOS Bridge WOOS Bridge Dual WOS Bridge Setup WOOS Bridge WOS Bridge separate Bridge Setup WOOS Bridge WOOS Bridge AP Client Setup AP Mode Client Mlode Client AF Setup Client Mode AP Mlode AP WDS Bridge Setup AP Mode WOOS Bridge WDS Bridge AFP Setup WDS Bridge AP Mode WOS Gateway Setup WOS Bridge Gateway Mode Gateway WDS Setup Gateway Mode WOOS Bridge AP Gateway Setup AP Mode Gateway Mode Gateway AP Setup Gateway Mode AP Mode AP VVISP Setup AP Router WISP Mode WISP AP Setup WISP Mode AP Router Yroanrnndom8osasao8s8o6o0 05 8 Change Mode AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 22 3 Configuring the WLA 9000AP Ran Air Live Follow the example below to change to Client Infrastructure mode 1 Select Duplex mode 2 Click on change mode button 3 The AP will reboot wait for about one minute a Ai m amp Liwe WLA 9000AP 802 11a b g Dual Radio Access Point Operation Mode System Configuration Device Status Logout Operation Mode Operation Mode Dual AP Select the Operation Mode and click on Change Mode to change wireless mode Click on Setup button to configure the Wireless Settings Mode Radio 1 Radio 2 Dual AP Setup AP Mode AP Mode Cal Mode Setup WDS Bridge WDS Bridge Qu
75. col BOTH Opened Ports Opened Protocol BOTH ADD Select Name Trigger Port Trigger Protocol Opened Ports rata i DELETE SELECTED NOTE You can use up to 3 sets of opened ports for a Specific application The opened ports can be separated by a comma and no spaces are allowed e g 2300 2305 4300 4305 5300 5305 4 6 6 IP Filtering Settings Operation Mode gt Setup gt IP Filtering Settings IP filtering is simply a mechanism that decides which types of IP datagram will be processed normally and which will be discarded 73 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings Air Live IP Filtering Settings This allows you to define rules for allowing denying access from to the Intemet Disable IP filtering No IF filtering is performed Grant IP Data traffic satisfying rules below are allowed forwarded Deny IP Data traffic satisfying rules below are denied filtered i Apply Define an IP filtering rule Name IP Protoco Any Apply to Outbound to the Internet Inbound from the Internet Source IP Address g Any Single IP fof fof Network el if 1 fo netmask Single IP Hi E E Network e E Netmask Hi E Hi i E ADD IF source IP Source Dest IP Dest select ae EF Apply to sadress es Port s E oath Port s es se 4 f DELETE SELECTED NOTE Incorrect configuration may cause undesirab
76. dwidth between Wireless and Ethernet interface Therefore it is most suitable for Client Infrastructure Mode Bridge Mode and WISP Router Mode For WISP operator who use WLA 9000AP as the client side device setting the Total Bandwidth control on the WLA 9000AP will easy the loading on the AP for bandwidth management To begin please enable the Bandwidth Management first Then enter the downlink and uplink speed click on Apply to finish Q Total Downlink Speed Enter speed you wish to limit the download traffic in Kbps units UI Total Uplink Speed Enter the speed you wish to limit the upload traffic in Kops units Per User Bandwidth Control Per user Bandwidth Control can limit speed of individual PC and network device The WLA 9000AP allows multiple Per User bandwidth rules and can limit the bandwidth by IP address MAC address or IP segment Please first enable the Bandwidth Control then select Per User Bandwidth Contro to begin Itis recommended to use this type of bandwidth control for Access Point and AP Router mode Per User Control Options LJ Description Enter a description for the bandwidth policy For example VIP subscriber Q Type WLA 9000AP offers 3 types of Per User Control m IP Address To limit the bandwidth of one single IP address m IP Segment To limit the bandwidth the entire IP segment For example if you enter the address of 192 168 1 20 with subnet mask of 255 255 255 248 the WLA 9000AP wi
77. e Example Command gt show mac filter mode MAC filter mode disable show mac filter lt string up to 16 characters gt Purpose show mac filter status with the filter name Example Command gt show mac filter hello Filter Name MAC address hello 00 4f 62 24 12 34 show community string read Purpose Show SNMP community string Example Command gt show community string read SNMP Community String read only public show snmp Purpose Show whether SNMP is enable or disabled Example Command gt show snmp SNMP is enabled show trap manager Purpose Show SNMP Trap manager status Example Command gt show trap manager Trap Manager IP Address Status 101 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual SS 6 Command Line Interface r Live ailrive 192 168 1 123 enabled E show trap manager lt string up to 16 characters gt Q Purpose Show SNMP Trap manager status with the assigned name Q Example Command gt show trap manager airlive Trap Manager IP Address otatus ailrive 192 168 1123 enabled E show radius server LJ Purpose Show radius server settings Q Example Command gt show radius server RADIUS Server State IP Port Primary Disabled 0 0 0 0 1812 Secondary Disabled 0 0 0 0 1812 RADIUS Server reattempt 60 seconds E show radius server lt primary secondary gt Q Purpose Show settings of primary or secondary radius server LI Example Command gt show radius server primary RADIUS Server primary State Disabled Server
78. e AP Then perform the following steps for either of the cases above To configure types of workstations other than Windows 95 98 NT 2000 please consult the manufacturer s documentation step 1 From the Win95 98 2000 Start Button select Settings then Control Panel The Win95 98 2000 Control Panel displays Step 2 Double click on the Network icon Step 3 Check your list of Network Components in the Network window Configuration tab lf TCP IP has already been installed go to Step 8 Otherwise select Add to install it now Step 4 In the new Network Component Type window select Protocol In the new Select Network Protocol window select Microsoft in the Manufacturers area Step 5 In the Network Protocols area of the same window select TCP IP then click OK You may need your Win95 98 CD to complete the installation After TCP IP installation is complete go back to the Network window described in Step 4 step 6 Select TCP IP in the list of Network Components Step 7 Click Properties and check the settings in each of the TCP IP Properties window Manually change the IP address of the PC to become 192 168 1 4 and Subnet mask as 255 255 255 0 Step 8 With the WLA 9000AP powered on reboot the PC wireless client After the PC wireless client is re booted you should be ready to configure the WLA 9000AP See Chapter 3 The procedure required to set a static IP address is not too much different from the procedure required to
79. e WPA PSK or WPA2 PSK security policy Example Command gt set security WLA 9000AP wpa2 psk aes interval 300 12345678 Radiol authentication type wpa2 psk set antenna lt diversity vertical horizontal gt Purpose To set the antenna to use horizontal vertical diversity polarizations Example Command gt set antenna horizontal Antenna setting is Horizontal set ratemode lt full half quarter gt Purpose Example Command gt set ratemode full Rate mode is Full 20Mhz set noise immunity lt on off gt Purpose To enable disable the noise immunity level Example Command gt set noise immunity on Noise immunity is enable 115 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual ZS Air Live 6 Command Line Interface 6 5 Enable Disable Commands Commands to enable or disable settings enable disable lt enable disable gt upnp LJ Purpose To enable or disable UPnP Q Example Command gt enable upnp Upnp descDocName BD xml UPnP Daemon Intializing UPnP with descDocUrl hittp 192 168 1 1 80 BD xml UPnP Daemon ipaddress 192 168 1 1 port 80 UPnP Daemon conf_dir_path var upnp Initializing UPnP SDK UPnP SDK Successfully Initialized Setting the Web Server Root Directory to var upnp succesfully set the Web Server Root Directory UpnpGetServerPort 49152 Registering the root device with descDocUrl http 192 168 1 1 49152 BD xml IGD root device successfully registered Advertisements Sent L
80. e and Restore Use the DHCP client protocol to automatically get the IP address for this device Selecting this option will disable your DHCP server automatically Factory Default Reboot System Apply NOTE Changes to this page will nottake effect until you click FINISH on the save config page AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 80 5 Web Management 2 System Configuration and Status Air Live 5 1 1 Device IP Settings System Configurations gt gt Device IP Settings The Device IP Settings screen allows you to configure the IP address and subnet of the device Although you can rely on a DHCP server to assign an IP address to the WLA 9000AP automatically it is recommended that you configure a static IP address manually in most applications te ig Liw e WLA 9000AP 802 11a b g Dual Radio Access Point Operation Mode System Configuration Device Status T Logout Time Settings l You can select one of the following two approaches to assign an IP address to this device Password Settings Assign static IF to this device System Management SNMP Settings IP Address i ia ft ff Ping Watchdog IP Subnet Mask 255 255 255 pi Gat IP Add 192 168 l oad Firmware Upgrade sea isa f li gt DNS Serwer j ait 10 J0 Configuration b save and Restore Use the DHCP client protocol to automatically get the IP address for this device Factory Defaul
81. e reviewing AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 84 5 Web Management 2 System Configuration and Status any Air Live Syslog server IP address System event messages generated by the wireless access point will be sent to a Syslog daemon running on a server identified by this IP address 5 1 5 SNMP Settings System Configuration gt SNMP Settings This screen allows you to configure SNMP parameters including the system name the location and contact information Air Live WLA 9000AP 802 11a b g Dual Radio Access Point Operation Mode System Configuration Device Status Logout Device IP Settings SNMP Settings Time Settings Enable SNMP Password Settings System Management Assign system information System Name WLA SOQOAP System Location Input steno Location Ping Watchdog System Contact Iput Contact Person Firmware Upgrade a Configuration Assign the SNMP community string 2 Save and Restore Community String For Read public Factory Default Community String For Write private Reboot System Tony Assign a Specific name and IP address for your SNMP trap manager Name Ld IP Address te lel Jal ADD DELETE SELECTED E System Name A name that you assign to your WLA 9000AP It is an alphanumeric string of up to 30 characters E System Location Enter a system location 85 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual F 5 Web Management 2 System Configur
82. e stations using client mode then distribute the signal to other clients using AP mode AP Client Inthis application Either Radio 1 or Radio 2 is in AP Mode the other Radio is in Client mode The image in AP Client Client AP mode Ul helps to indicate data flow related to the Wireless and the Ethernet ports AP Client 131 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 5 11 Application Example AP Client Client AP Mode Air Live Ellent AP 2 Radio 2 602 1 1a bg The UI example of AP Client is as following WLAN Standard for Radio 1 WLAN Standard for M Enable Radio 1 M Enable Radio 2 Network ID S SID AiLivel Network ID S1D AIE Sa vey Alive L Disable SSID Broadcasting lla 36 le so Sehip Client Mode O Privacy Separator Access Point Mode To configure the AP mode please refer to Section 4 3 Access Point Settings To configure the Client mode please refer to Section 4 5 Client Settings AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 132 12 Application Example AP WDS Bridge WDS Bridge AP Mode Air Live Application Example 1 2 AP WDS Bridge WDS Bridge AP Mode In this mode one Radio is in Access Point mode and the other in WDS Bridge Mode AP WDS 4 4 WHA 5500CPE 4 Inthis mode the AP can act as a signal repeating station in a wireless backbone network In addition it can also function as directing station for NLOS applicati
83. ead through the entire user s guide whenever possible The user guide is divided into different chapters You should read at least go through the first 3 chapters before attempting to install the device Recommended Reading Chapter 1 This chapter explains the basic information for WLA 9000AP It is a must read 1 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 1 Introduction a Air Live Chapter 2 This chapter is about hardware installation You should read through the entire chapter Chapter 3 E 3 1 Important Information This section has information of default setting such as IP Username and Password mE 3 3 Management Interface This section introduces Web management and Console management m 3 4 Introduction to Web Management This section tells you how to get into the WebUI using HTTP m 3 5 Initial Configuration This section guide you through the essential initial configurations such as choosing operation mode set device IP password and change frequency domain Chapter 4 This chapter explains Wireless and WAN settings via Web management Chapter 5 This chapter explains System Configuration via Web management and System Status Chapter 6 This chapter explains all of the management functions via CLI If any trouble in using WLA 9000AP you can refer to this chapter Chapter 7 15 Each chapter explains how to configure one Wireless mode for your application Chapter 16 If you have a question about WLA 9000A
84. eck this box to disable wireless interface m Disable SSID Broadcasting If you check this box the SSID will be hidden only users who know the SSID can associate with this network 4 2 2 Site Survey Operation Mode gt Setup gt Site Survey The Site Survey function in WLA 9000AP provides 4 important functions m In Client and Bridge Infrastructure mode site survey will scan for available AP network Then allow user to select and connect to the AP This greatly simplify the installation E Once Site Survey displays the available AP or Bridge networks you can select a particular SSID to display its RSSI value continuously This function is called Signal Survey Signal Survey can be used for antenna alignment For detail explanation of about RSSI value please visit How to Make Antenna Alignment Chapter AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 32 Gap 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings i Live For WDS Bridge mode the Site Survey will scan for available AP and Bridge networks User can then find the MAC address BSSID of the remote Bridges For AP and AP router mode the Site Survey allows administrator to check what channels are already occupied for choosing a cleaner channel When you click on Site Survey the following screen will appear It might take a few minutes to scan all the channels in the 5GHz spectrum Click here to select f REFRESH f SIGNAL SURVEY site survey site Survey list
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86. ent Operation Mode now Select one of the wireless operation modes here 3 Yyoaorntdo8ods6a3oo o8 64 8 4 Mode Dual AP Duplex Mode Dual WOS Bridge separate Bridge AP Client Client AP SP VV0S Bridge DS Bridge AF EEEEEEREEEEE Radio 1 AP Mode WOOS Bridge WOOS Bridge WOOS Bridge AP Mode Client Mlode AP Mode WOOS Bridge WOS Bridge Gateway Mode AP Mode Gateway Mode AP Router WISP Mode Radio 2 AP Mode WOOS Bridge WOS Bridge WOOS Bridge Client Mode AP Mode WOOS Bridge AP Mode Gateway Mode WOOS Bridge Gateway hlode AP Mode WISP Made AP Router After you select the new operation mode click here to Change Change Mode E Mode The available wireless operation modes for WLA 9000AP Select one and click on Change Mode button to switch between modes m Setup Click here to configure the Wireless and WAN in router mode settings Once you click on the Setup page the wireless settings will appear AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 30 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings Air Live Air Live WLA 9000AP 802 11a b g Dual Radio Access Point Operation Mode System Configuration Device Status Logout Operation Mode Operation Mode Dual AP Dual AP Regulatory Domain United Kingdom WLAN Standard for Radio 1 WLAN Standard for Radio M Enable Radio 1 M Enable Radio 2 Network ID SSID AirLive Network ID 51D Aird ived
87. er the same set of keys in the same WDS 63 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual Fs 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings iir Live network When you select WEP the WLA 9000AP will ask you to select from one of the 4 keys Please be sure to select the same key on both side of the link Press Add to finish 4 5 Client Settings Also known as Ethernet Client In this mode the AP will act as a WLAN card to connect with the remote AP Users can connect PC or local LAN to the Ethernet port of local LAN to the Ethernet port of the client mode AP This mode is mostly used as a CPE device for WISP subscriber Client Mode Client mode included in these operation modes AP Client Client AP AP WISP and WISP AP 1 To connect to an access point use the oe standard tor Radio 2 seus a Enable Radio 2 Site Survey button to find the Access Network ID SSID DEET Point Mode Channel Auta Security setup Advanced Settings sEtup AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 64 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings Ran Air Live 2 The Site Survey pop up window then shows up and lists available access point with relative information ff Site survey Site survey list Dadall 00 4f69 6f c6 98 35 None Ka airlive 00 4f67 02 db 7f 48S None E C padaoz ooaregereaga 2 co 1 47 None aP re sama fomen 2 o fe e RR oe fe ome ermena a
88. ession timeout 10 minutes set wmm qos lt enable disable gt Purpose Enable or Disable WMM QoS Example Command gt set wmm qos disable set wmm qos disable successful set log level lt 1 7 gt Purpose Set the log level Example Command gt set log level 7 set log level 7 successful set client isolation lt enable disable gt Purpose Enable or Disable client isolation privacy seperator Example Command gt set client isolation disable Set client isolation disable successful 109 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 6 Command Line Interface SS Air Live E set operation mode lt AP repeater client ad hoc bridge_infra wds_ bridge wisp router gt Q Purpose set or change operation mode Q Example Command gt set operation mode AP Operation mode is already setting Command gt set operation mode wds_bridge System should be reboot Are you sure y n y E set lt wan lan gt lt webservice ping gt lt enable disable gt LJ Purpose enable disable ping response or web server on the lan wan side Q Example Command gt set lan ping enable set lan ping already enable E set lan ip lt ipaddress gt sm lt netmask gt gw lt gateway gt dns lt dns server gt LJ Purpose set LAN IP address such as IP Subnet mask gateway and DNS server Q Example Command gt set lan ip 192 168 1 1 sm 255 255 255 0 gw 192 168 1 254 dns 168 95 1 1 killall dnsmasq no process killed LAN IP address
89. et rts threshold lt range 0 2347 gt Q Purpose set rts threshold For explanation on advance wireless parameters please refer to section 4 2 14 Q Example Commands set rts threshold 2347 Radio1 RTS threshold 2347 E set fragmentation lt range 256 2346 gt Q Purpose set fragmentation value For explanation on advance wireless parameters please refer to section 4 2 14 Q Example Command gt set fragmentation 2346 Radio1 fragmentation 2346 E set dtim interval lt range 1 255 gt Q Purpose To set dtim interval value For explanation on advance wireless parameters please refer to section 4 2 14 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 112 aos E E i Live Example Command gt set dtim interval 1 Radio1 DTIM interval 1 set user limitation lt range 1 100 gt Purpose To set the user limit for wireless interface Example Command gt set user limitation 100 Radio1 user limitation 100 set age out time lt range 1 1000 gt Purpose To set the age timeout for wireless clients Example Command gt set age out time 5 Radio1 age out time 5 set transmit power lt range 0 24 gt Purpose To set the TX output power value of the radio Example Command gt set transmit power 20 Radio1 transmit power 20 set data rate lt best 6 54 gt Purpose To set the date rate For example 54mbps Example Command gt set data rate 54 Radio1 data rate 54 set acktimeout lt 11A gt 6 Command Line Inte
90. etwork Glossary mm Air Liwe LACP 802 3ad Trunking The 802 3ad Link Aggregation standard defines how to combine the several Ethernet ports into one high bandwidth port to increase the transmission speed Itis also Known as port trunking Both device must set the trunking feature to work MAC Media Access Control MAC address provides layer 2 identification for Networking Devices Each Ethernet device has its own unique address The first 6 digits are unique for each manufacturer When a network device have MAC access control feature only the devices with the approved MAC address can connect with the network Mbps Megabits Per Second One million bits per second a unit of measurement for data transmission MESH Mesh is an outdoor wireless technology that uses Spanning Tree Protocol STP and Wireless Distribution system to achieve self forming self healing and self configuring outdoor network MESH network are able to take the shortest path to a destination that does not have to be in the line of site MIMO Multi In Multi Out A Smart Antenna technology designed to increase the coverage and performance of a WLAN network Ina MIMO device 2 or more antennas are used to increase the receiver sensitivity and to focus available power at intended Rx NAT Network Address Translation A network algorithm used by Routers to enables several PCs to share single IP address provided by the ISP The IP that a router gets from the ISP side i
91. exact key length and Key type some Wireless clients only allow HEX type for WEP E ASCII 64 This is a key with 64 bit key length of ASCII type Please enter 5 ASCII Characters if you choose this option For example passw m HEX 64 This is a key with 64 bit key length of HEX type Please enter 10 Hexadecimal digits if you choose this option For example 12345abcdef E ASCII 128 This is a key with 64 bit key length of ASCII type Please enter 13 ASCII Characters if you choose this option For example airlivewepkey m HEX 128 This is a key with 128 bit key length of HEX type Please enter 26 Hexadecimal digits if you choose this option For example AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 36 lt 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings i Live 123456 7890abcdef1 234567890 m ASCII 152 This is a key with 64 bit key length of ASCII type Please enter 16 ASCII Characters if you choose this option For example airlivewepkey123 m HEX 152 This is a key with 128 bit key length of HEX type Please enter 32 Hexadecimal digits if you choose this option For example 123456 7890abcdef1 23456 7890abcdef 802 1x Ssecruity Settings Select Security Policy 802 11 Select key length for WEP rekeying 128 bit Rekey interval fo sec 0 means keying once Enable RADIUS Server SEET ipo po po po Porn Num ber el2 shared Secret t Apply 802 1x allows users to leverage a RADIUS ser
92. exing Mode r SEE kan SHEE zam Office This Application provides higher bandwidth between two locations than single radio does When clients transmitting data which over the loading of single radio the other radio shares the loading and make it able to transmit more data between the two WLA 9000AP Duplex Bridge TX Bridge RX Double Link LAN Speed Port Bridge RX Bridge TX Master Slave 125 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual Air Live 8 Application Example Duplex Mode The image in Duplex mode Ul helps to indicate data flow related to the Wireless and the Ethernet ports Both radios are using WDS mode for communication One WLA 9000AP is configured as a Master where as the other WLA 9000AP is configure to be a Slave One set to Master the ajai EE ol nd other set to Slave WLAN Standard for Radio 1 Mode Ila Channel 36 WDS Settings Setup Advanced Setup Settings LED Behavior Traffic mode WLAN1 Current WDS Nodes e ae _ a VLAN Standard for Radio 2 LED Behavior llab Traffic mode bd WLAN Current WDS Nodes To configure the WDS mode please refer to section 4 4 WDS Bridge Settings AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 126 9 Application Example Dual WDS Bridge Mode ZS Air Live Application Example Dual WDS Bridge Mode In Dual WDS Bridge mode both wireless interface of WLA 9000AP are set as WDS Bridge and connect to remote network
93. ey will continuously display the RSSI value of the selected SSID for antenna alignment purpose To use Signal Survey function please enter the Site Survey function first please refer to the instruction in the above section Once you select the ESSID and click on the Signal Survey button the following screen will appear 33 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual Fs 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings Air Live BSSID g0 4F 69 KF EE 84 Channel 36 signal Strength dom E BSSID This is the remote AP s MAC address E Channel The current scanned channel E Signal Strength This is the RSSI value It will refresh itself every second The smaller the absolute value of the RSSI the stronger the signal For example 38dbm is stronger than 70dBm 4 2 4 Radio Mode 11a SuperA TurboA Operation Mode gt Setup gt Radio Mode WLA 9000AP has 4 different options for WLAN transmission All devices in the same network should use the same WLAN mode e 11a mode normal A This is the IEEE standard for WiFi operating in 5GHz frequency band 11a is the most stable mode If you are getting packet loss or disconnection using Super A or Turbo A mode Please use 11a mode instead e SuperA Super A add Bursting Compression and Fast Frames to increase the speed over 11a mode If you live in countries that prohibit the channel binding technology i e Europe you should choose Super A If you need more
94. g Settings setup Dynamic DNS Settings Etu Remote Management setup Multiple DMZ Sehyp Virtual Server Settings tup C Apply WAN Port Select Either the Ethernet port 1 or port 2 can be set to be the WAN port 4 6 1 WAN Port Settings Operation Mode gt Setup gt WAN Port Settings The WLA 9000AP support different authentication and IP assignment standards for the WAN port It includes fixed IP DHCP PPPoE and PPTP protocols Please consult with your ISP about what authentication type is used for the WAN port conection ft WAN Port Settings C f your ISP has assigned you a static IP address select this button and enter the information below IP Address Assigned by Your ISF pP po pP P SubnetMask E P fo ISP GatewayIP Address P Po fo fo DNEIPAddress 9 pP fo fo if your ISP already prowdes you with PPPoE authentication information select this button and enter the information below User Name 26128161 hinet net Password sesccece Service name Connection Type Alwayson MTU fias Bytes 128 1500 MRIJ 1454 Bytes 1 1500 Session Type hMennal E Clone MAC Address Some service provider Cable Modem provider lock to certain MAC address In this situation the WAN port of WLA 9000AP needs to AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 68 Gap 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings i Live clone the MAC address Please check the Clone MAC address box and enter the address that
95. g Watchdog NTP request interval a4 otis range 1 720 default 24 Firmware Upgrade Configuration Save and Restore Factory Default Reboot System 3 5 5 Change System Management lt is recommended that you change the system management settings first Please go to System Configuration gt System Management The default web management time out is 10 minutes you can set to longer period if needed For WISP administrators you can consider turning off HTTP and Telnet for security purpose i F Live WLA 9000AP 802 11a b g Dual Radio Access Point Operation Mode System Configuration Device Status Logout Device IP Settings W System Management Time Settings System Administration Pp a io Password Settings HTTF Part No Bu timeout 10 minutes i System Management Web Server Access SNMP Settings Response to LAN Ping Ping Watchdog UPnP ae aes Firmware Upgrade C Enable UPnP Configuration Save and Restore Syslog Enable Syslog ai 3 Factory Default Syslog server IP address i Reboot System Apply AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 26 3 Configuring the WLA 9000AP Air Live 3 5 6 Change Password You should change the password for WLA 9000AP at the first login To change password please go to System Configuration gt Password Settings menu Ai F Live WLA 9000AP 802 11a b g Dual Radio Access Point Ope
96. gement 2 System Configuration and Status N Air Live To change password please go to System Configuration gt Password Settings menu Ai E Live WLA 9000AP 802 11a b g Dual Radio Access Point Operation Mode System Configuration Device Status Logout Device IP Settings Password Settings Time Settings W Password Settings System Management Change Password To change your administrative password enter your current password and then the new password twice SNMP Settings Current Password Ping Watchdog New Password Firmware Upgrad e Re enter New Password Configuration Save and Restore Apply Factory Default Reboot System Help 5 1 4 System Management System Configuration gt System Management In this page administrator can change the management parameters and disable enable management interface 3 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 5 Web Management 2 System Configuration and Status Air Live www airlive com i EF Live WLA 9000AP 802 11a b g Dual Radio Access Point Operation Mode System Configuration Device Status Logout Device IP Settings System Management Time Settings System Administration Password Settings HTTP PotNo 0 timeout 10 minutes System Management Wl Wel Sener Anteni SNMP Settings Response to LAN Ping Ping Watchdog UPnP Firmware Upgrade Enable UPnP
97. gement Settings Operation Mode gt Setup gt Remote Management Remote Management allows administrator to manage the WLA 9000AP from WAN side You can also change the management port and other settings here mE HTTP Port No The default port for HTTP is Port 80 you can change the value here E Timeout The default management timeout is 10 minutes After timeout the WLA 9000AP will ask you to login again You can change the timeout value here AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 76 s gt 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings i Live E HTTP Web Server Access You can enable or disable HI TP service from WAN side E HTTPS Web server Access You can enable or disable HTTPS Web Server Access from WAN side m Response to WAN ping You can disable or enable whether WLA 9000AP will response to PING command Remote Management HTTP Port No80 timeout minutes I Web Server Access L Response to WAN Ping 4 7 WISP Settings In WISP mode the AP will behave just the same as the Client mode for wireless function However router functions are added between the wireless WAN side and the Ethernet LAN side Therefore the WISP subscriber can share the WISP connection without need for extra router Ay Local Area Network Wide Area Network 77 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual Air Live 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings WISP mode acts both in AP and Router which included in these operati
98. gs Device IP Settings rea cola i a F th fr i Soho e eee se poo r e nr m J TOU Gall SBIBLD RTE O ME OOY IG G AHUT OAL LTES IO dS still afl ir Aud 2 Time serinis Assign static IP to this device Password Settings IP Address faz figs H E IP Subnet task 256 255 255 fo System Management C Use the DHCP client protocol to automatically get the IP address for this device PPPoE Server selecting this option will disable your DHCP server automatically Apply 5 SNMP Settings Pty HOTE Changes to this page will nat take effect until you click Apply on the save config page Ping Watchdog ye Firmware Upgrade Configuration Save Side Menu Bar Sub Menus and Restore Factory Default m Operation Mode This menu is where you will find wireless and WAN settings The WLA 9000AP s wireless settings are dependant on the wireless operation AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 28 gt Air 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings Liwe mode you choose only the applicable wireless settings for selected operation mode are shown For example WAN port setting is available only for AP Router and WISP Router mode it will only be shown in those modes To access wireless settings click on the Setup button within each operation mode For explanation on different wireless modes please refer to Chapter 1 We will talk about functions in this menu for this chapter System Configuration Al
99. he antenna is placed the better will be the performance 3 2 Prepare Your PC The WLA 9000AP can be managed remotely by a PC through either the wired or wireless network The default IP address of the WLA 9000AP is 192 168 1 1 with a subnet mask of 255 255 255 0 This means the IP address of the PC should be in the range of 192 168 1 2 to 192 168 1 254 To prepare your PC for management with the WLA 9000AP please do the following 1 Connect your PC directly to the LAN port on the DC Injector of WLA 9000AP 2 Set your PC s IP address manually to 192 168 1 100 or other address in the same subnet Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties x General fou can get F settings assigned aubcmatically if your network supports this capability Otherwise pou need to ask pour neatvvork administrator for the appropriate P settings C Obtain an IP address automatically IP address 152 168 1 100 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Default gateway 2 34 Obtain DNS server address automatically Use the following DNS server addresses Preferred DMS server Ll Alternate DNS server mig Advanced You are ready now to configure the WLA 9000AP using your PC 3 3 Management Interface The WLA 9000AP can be configured using one the management interfaces below E Web Management HTTP You can manage your WLA 9000AP by simply typing its IP address in the web browser Most functions of WLA 9000AP
100. ice It is also known as Traffic Shaping The WLA 9000AP provides both Total Bandwidth and Per User Bandwidth Control for both uplink and downlink speed It controls the speed of both wireless and wired interface To configure please click on the Bandwidth Control button under wireless settings The following screen will appear Check to Bandwidth Control settings enable Settings for Total Bandwidth Enable Bandwidth Control Bandwidth Control Control Total Bandwidth Control Total Downlink Speed O kbps Between 64 and 65535 or 0 for unlimited After enabling Bandwidth Control and Select Total Total Uplink Speed 0 kbps Between 64 and 65535 or D for unlimited or Per User Ofer User Bandwidth Control control here Apply selecting Total or Per User type click here to Apply Per User Control Options Description Type IP Address w IP l Settings for Per User Bandwidth Control Downlink Max kbps Between 1 and 65535 Uplink Max kbps Between 1 and 65535 ADD Select Description Type Rule ae ae ae hae Enable E Enable Bandwidth Check to enable Bandwidth Control Uncheck to disable it The default value is disabled You must select between Total Bandwidth and Per User Bandwidth They can not be enabled at the same time AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 56 lt 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings Air Live Total Bandwidth Total Bandwidth control limit the ban
101. ide association authentication but you do have to enter a shared key for the authentication purpose The encryption key is generated automatically and dynamically WPA2 PSK adds CCMP and AES encryption for even better security WPA PSK AUTO tries to authenticate wireless clients using WPA PSK or WPA2 PSK Select Security Policy WPA PSE Pre shared Key Asc ll string 3 63 characters WPA Encryption Type TKIP CCMPES Both WPA Group Rekey Interval 300 sec 0 means disable rekey 39 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual Fs 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings Air Live Select Security Policy Pre shared Key ASCII string 8 63 characters WPA Encryption Type TKIP CCMPAES Both WPA Group Rekey Interval 300 sec 0 means disable rekey Select Security Policy Pre shared Key ASCII string 8 63 characters WPA ALUTO Encryotion Type TKIP COMPIAES Both WPA ALTO Group Rekey Internal 300 sec 0 means disable rekey m Pre shared Key This is an ASCII string with 8 to 63 characters Please make sure that both the WLA 9000AP and the wireless client stations use the same key m Encryption Type There are two encryption types TKIP and CCMP AES While CCMP provides better security than TKIP some wireless client stations may not be equipped with the hardware to support it You can select Both to allow TKIP clients and CCMP clients to connect to the Access Point at the same time
102. ireless clients the device can associate If you need serving wireless connection to large number of users in one location You can deploy many APs and limit the number of wireless clients so any additional wireless connection attempt will be rejected therefore redirect to other AP The range of user limitation is from 1 to 100 4 2 7 6 Age Out Timer Set the age out timer for the wireless client If there is no traffic from client for more than the timer the wireless client will be dropped The default is 300 sec This function is available only for the Access Point and AP router mode 4 2 7 7 Transmit Power You can adjust the transmit output power of the WLA 9000AP s radio from 10dBm to 24dBm The higher the output power the more distance WLA 9000AP can deliver However it is advised that you use just enough output power so it will not create excessive interference for the environment Also using too much power at close distance can create serious performance drop due to signal distortion At less than 200meter distance the best output power is about 14dBm At 2km distance AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 42 s gt 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings i Live the best output power setting is 18dBm for 11a and Super A without Turbo 24dBm for Super A with Static Dynamic Turbo Advanced Wireless Settings Radio Beacon Interval E msec range 20 1000 default 100 RTS Thre
103. is server Get me out of here Add Exception 3 Click on Get Certificate Then please enter WLA 9000AP s IP address Finally please click on Confirm Security Exception Add Security Exception You are about to override how Firefox identifies this site rN Legitimate banks stores and other public sites will not ask you to do this Server Location https 192 168 1 1 Certificate Status This site attempts to identify itsel with invalid information Wrong Site Certificate belongs to a different site which could indicate an identity theft Unknown Identity Certificate is not trusted because it hasn t been verified by a recognized authority Permanently store this exception Confirm Security Exception Cancel 3 4 2 Welcome Screen and Login After the procedure above the Welcome Screen will appear Welcome Screen gives a brief introduction of the WLA 9000AP s main function category By clicking on the function category it will direct you to the corresponding web management menu 19 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual SS Air Live 3 Configuring the WLA 9000AP Ta fit www airlive com WLA 9S000AP 802 11a b g Dual Radio Access Point 5 l Wireless Settings Cernfigure the Operation Mode ot your WLA YOQOAF j f System Configuration Change the password upgrade the firmwore reboot the Wireless Access Point and more a a Device Status T
104. istening for requesis Command gt disable upnp Shutting down on signal 15 UPnP is disabled lt enable disable gt snmp Q Purpose To enable disable SNMP Q Example AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 116 Gap 6 Command Line Interface air Live Command gt enable snmp SNMP is enabled Command gt disable snmp SNMP is disabled E lt enable disable gt syslogd Q Purpose To enable or disable syslog Q Example Command gt enable syslogd Invalid configuration specified Command gt disable syslogd syslogd is disabled E lt enable disable gt radius server lt primary secondary gt E Purpose To enable or disable primary secondary radius server Q Example Command gt enable radius server primary Invalid configuration specified Command gt enable radius server secondary Invalid configuration specified 6 6 Add Delete Commands Commands to add or delete settings E add delete add mac filter lt Mnemonics Name gt lt MAC address XX XX XX XX X XX gt Q Purpose to add an entry to the MAC address filter 117 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 6 Command Line Interface 5 Air Live Q Example Command gt add mac filter aaa 00 4f 62 24 12 34 etc wlan ap_ service 17 uname not found killall wpa_supplicant no process killed etc wlan ap_ service 17 uname not found Using lib modules 2 4 25 LSDK 5 1 0 42 wlan ath_hal o Using lib modules 2 4 25 LSDK 5 1 0 42 wlan
105. l settings besides Wireless and WAN functions are in this category The system configuration including changing password upload firmware backup configuration settings PING watchdog and setting management interface We will talk about this menu s function in Chapter 5 Device Status This section for monitoring the status of WLA 9000AP It provides information on device status Ethernet status wireless status wireless client table and system log Logout Please make sure to Logout after you finish all settings 4 2 Operation Modes Wireless and WAN Settings The wireless settings of WLA 9000AP are dependant on the wireless operation mode you choose Therefore the first step is to choose the operation mode For explanation on when to use what operation mode please refer to Chapter 1 When you select Wireless Settings in the welcome screen or click on the Operation Mode on the top menu the following screen will appear 29 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings Air Live Air Live Operation Mode WLA 9000AP_ 802 11a b g Dual Radio Access Point System Configuration Device Status Logout Configure Wireless and WAN Settings Select the Operation Mode and click fn Change Mode to change wireless mode Operation Mode Operation Mode Dual AP ess Settings Click on Setup button to configure the i This tells your curr
106. le behavior Please refer to the user manual for more details This allows you to define rules for allowing denying access from to the Internet Please do set both inbound outbound in order to get complete connection Only inbound or outbound will not allow to get response from the destination IP Disable IP filtering No IP filtering is performed Grant IP access Data traffic satisfying rules below are allowed forwarded Deny IP access Data traffic satisfying rules below are denied filtered AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 74 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings ES Air Live You can also define IP filtering rule such as Name IP Protocol Apply to either Outbound to the Internet or Inbound from the Internet Source IP Address and Dest Destination IP Address To grant or deny IP address select ADD or Delete Selected 4 6 7 IP Routing Settings Operation Mode gt Setup gt IP Routing Settings The IP Routing Settings allows you to configure routing feature in the gateway IP Routing Settings Dynamic Routing Select the routing protocol scheme used for the routers LAN WAN port Disable RIP Apply Static Routing This allows you to manually configure static network routes Static routes will override routes learned by standard routing protocol discover methods Destination IP Address p 0 0 p Subnet Mask p 0 l 0 p g Gateway IF Address p 0 0 3 p C Interface wan Y Met
107. lem AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 86 5 Web Management 2 System Configuration and Status bald Air Live WLA 9000AP 802 11a b g Dual Radio Access Point Operation Mode System Configuration Device Status Logout Device IP Settings Ping Watchdog Time Settings ae The Ping Watchdog will ping up to 2 IP addresses for connection status Ifthe remote IP addresses Password Settings do not respond to Ping the device will either reconnect or power reboot System Management Enable Disable SNMP Settings IP Address 1 fiz fese f 1 Must fill IP Address 2 0 l 0 0 a Optional so Fing Frequency Every 120 econds is 12 Firmware upgrade Ro Seconds 10 to 999 default is 120 rere Failed tries 2 S defaultis 2 tries Configuration n Save and Restore Action Reconnect iy Factory Default Note Watchdog will take effect 10 minutes after startup IP Address 2 is optional when filled both IP Pr ee Address 1 and IP Address 2 must fail to respond for watchdog to take action Reboot System Apay m PING Frequency means How often the CPE will PING For example it will PING once every 1 minute mE Fail Tries means How many times fails before the CPE will judge the PING failed For example 2 means the CPE will reconnect if the PING doesn t respond for 2 time
108. ll limit bandwidth of IP addresses from 192 168 1 17 to 192 168 1 22 Please use an online IP calculate if you are not familiar with IP segment calculation Below is an example link http www subnet calculator com Because the Ethernet interface is also controlled by the Bandwidth Manager it is recommended that devices on the Ethernet side to use a wider IP subnet mask that will cover the IP range of the controlled IP segment Therefore the devices on Ethernet interface will not be limited by bandwidth control and still can communicate with the IP segment For example if your IP segment is set to 192 168 1 20 255 255 255 248 then the devices on the Ethernet side should be 192 168 1 X 255 255 255 0 m MAC address To limit the bandwidth of one single MAC address E Port Range This is available only in WISP router and AP Router mode lIt can limit the bandwidth by application ports 57 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings SS Air Live Application This option is available only in WISP router and AP Router mode It can limit the bandwidth of HTTP FIP BitTorrent and eDonkey traffic Q Downlink Max Enter the speed you wish to limit the download traffic in kbps units Q Uplink Max Enter the speed you wish to limit the upload traffic in kbps units m Example 1 Total Bandwidth Control In this example the WLA 9000AP is in Client Infrastructure mode connecting to a remote AP
109. llowing items One WLA 9000AP main unit One 5 5V 2 5A DC power adapter Indoor detachable Omni Antenna x 2 One CD of the WLA 9000AP Quick Start Guide AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 6 Ty 2 Installing the WLA 9000AP Lal Ld Air Live 2 4 Knowing Your WLA 9000AP 2 4 1 Front side introduction Solid Green LED while the device is powered on Blinking while there is Data transmission dark when this interface is turn off LAN ports status LED Solid Green LED shows when a port is actively connected blinking while there is data transmission turns into dark when this disconnected 7 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 2 Installing the WLA 9000AP 5 Air Live 2 4 2 Back side introduction he ob ney 5 5V 2 5A power supply adaptor delivered with product LAN port 3 and PoE port It can be plug 802 3af compliant PoE as power and data supply LAN port 1 2 5 Configuration steps This section describes configuration required for the WLA 9000AP before it can work properly in your network Set up the device AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 8 2 Installing the WLA 9000AP e e r Live The WLA 9000AP can be managed remotely by a PC through either the wired or wireless network To do this the WLA 9000AP must first be assigned an IP address which can be done using one of the following 2 methods WLA 9000AP s Factory default value IP The default IP address
110. lossary mm Air Liwe Adhoc A Peer to Peer wireless network An Adhoc wireless network do not use wireless AP or router as the central hub of the network Instead wireless client are connected directly to each other The disadvantage of Adhoc network is the lack of wired interface to Internet connections It is not recommended for network more than 2 nodes Access Point AP The central hub of a wireless LAN network Access Points have one or more Ethernet ports that can connect devices such as Internet connection for sharing Multi function Access Point can also function as an Ethernet client wireless bridge or repeat signals from other AP Access Points typically have more wireless functions comparing to wireless routers ACK Timeout Acknowledgement Timeout Windows When a packet is sent out from one wireless station to the other it will waits for an Acknowledgement frame from the remote station The Station will only wait for a certain amount of time this time is called the ACK timeout If the ACK is NOT received within that timeout period then the packet will be re transmitted resulting in reduced throughput If the ACK setting is too high then throughput will be lost due to waiting for the Ack Window to timeout on lost packets If the ACK setting is too low then the ACK window will have expired and the returning packet will be dropped greatly lowering throughput By having the ability to adjust the ACK setting we can effectively op
111. mode to cmd 0x8BE0 75 gt lt mapping sub ioctl set_threslower to cmd 0x8BE0 76 gt lt mapping sub ioctl set_threslow to cmd 0x8BE0 77 gt lt mapping sub ioctl set_thresbetter to cmd Ox8BE0 78 gt lt mapping sub ioctl set_thresbest to cmd Ox8BEO 79 gt lt mapping sub ioctl maccmd to cmd Ox8BE0 17 gt lt mapping sub ioctl authmode to cmd 0x8BE0 3 gt lt mapping sub ioctl cwmin to cmd Ox8BE3 1 gt lt mapping sub ioctl cwmax to cmd O0x8BE3 2 gt RTNETLINK answers No such file or directory RTNETLINK answers No such file or directory mac filter aaa is deleted delete wds lt comment gt Purpose To delete a WDS link Example Command gt delete wds bridge delete wds lt comment gt successful add radius server primary Purpose to add a primary radius server Example Command gt add radius server primary enter server IP 192 168 1 100 enter port number 1 65535 655 enter shared secret 123 enable server yes no 119 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 5 Air Live E 6 Command Line Interface yes etc wlan ap_service 17 uname not found killall wpa_supplicant no process killed etc wlan ap_service 17 uname not found Using lib modules 2 4 25 LSDK 5 1 0 42 wlan ath_hal o Using lib modules 2 4 25 LSDK 5 1 0 42 wlan ath_rate_atheros o Using lib modules 2 4 25 LSDK 5 1 0 42 wlan ath_dfs o Using lib modules 2 4 25 LSDK 5 1 0 42 wlan ath_ahb o lt Mapping sub ioctl turbo to cmd 0x8BEO 1 gt lt mapping
112. nce to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help FCC Caution To assure continued compliance example use only shielded interface cables when connecting to computer or peripheral devices any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation For product available in the USA Canada market only channel 1 11 can be operated selection of other channels is not possible IMPORTANT NOTE FCC Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator amp your body This transmitter must
113. nd Line Interface i Live show mode Purpose Show what operation is WLA 9000AP currently set to Example Command gt show mode operation mode access point show wireless setting Purpose Show wireless settings Example Command gt show wireless setting Radio 1 operation mode access point ssid name air2 wireless state enable ssid broadcast enable radio 1 mode dla radio 1 channel 64 show wireless security Purpose Show current wireless security policy Example Command gt show wireless security Radiol security policy none show lt wan lan gt settings Purpose Show LAN or WAN port IP settings Example Command gt show lan settings Lan ip type Static Lan ip address 192 168 1 1 Lan ip netmask 255 255 255 0 Lan ip gateway 192 168 1 254 105 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 6 Command Line Interface a Air Live Lan ip dnsserv 0 0 0 0 show firmware version show vlan ssid list show wds settings show advanced wireless show syslogd E show antenna Q Purpose Check antenna polarization LI Example Command gt show antenna Antenna setting is Vertical E show ratemode Q Purpose Show whether the AirMax is using 5MHz 10MHz or 20MHz channel width Q Example Command gt show ratemode Ratemode is Full 20Mhz E show noise immunity D Purpose Show the noise immunity setting Q Example Command gt show noise immunity Noise immunity is enable 6 4 Set Comm
114. nd then authorizes access to the ISP system Radius typically uses port 1812 and port 1813 for authentication and accounting port Though not an official standard the RADIUS specification is maintained by a working group of the IETF Receiver Sensitivity Receiver sensitivity means how sensitive is the radio for receiving signal In general the slower the transmission speed the more sensitive the radio is The unit for Receiver Sensitivity is in dB the lower the absolute value is the higher the signal strength For example 50dB is higher than 80dB RJ 45 Standard connectors for Twisted Pair copper cable used in Ethernet networks Although they look similar to standard RJ 11 telephone connectors RJ 45 connectors can have up to eight wires whereas telephone connectors have only four Router An IP sharing router is a device that allows multiple PCs to share one single broadband 159 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 18 Wireless Network Glossary mm Air Liwe connection using NAT technology A wireless router is a device that combines the functions of wireless Access Point and the IP sharing router RSSI Receiver Sensitivity Index RSSI is a value to show the Receiver Sensitivity of the remote wireless device In general remote APs with stronger signal will display higher RSSI values For RSSI value the smaller the absolute value is the stronger the signal For example 50db has stronger signal than 80dB For ou
115. nfiguration Device Status Logout Device Information S System Log Wireless Information f l pee Jan 1 09 00 58 WLA 9000AP http Login into the system LAN Information Jan 1 09 01 01 WLA S000AP http Logout from the system Jan 1 09 03 02 WLA S000A4P http Login into the system Jan 1 09 05 47 WLA 9000A4P hitp Login into the system Jan 1 09 05 46 WLA4 S000AP hitp Logout from the system Wireless Client Table Jan 1 09 14 00 WLA S000AP http Login into the system Jan 1 09 24 59 WLA 9000AF hitp Login into the system Jan 1 09 45 06 WLA 9000AP http Login into the system Jan 1 12 03 08 WLA 9000AP hitp Login into the system 5 2 5 Wireless Client Table This function is available in AP mode and AP Router mode only It displays the information about wireless clients that are associated with WLA 9000AP It includes signal strength TX and RX data rate MAC address and the state Air Live WLA 9000AP 802 11a b g Dual Radio Access Point Operation Mode System Configuration Device Status Logout Device Information Wireless Client Table Wireless Information MACaawess smel Temeaet eectet Surat suena 00 41 69 Ge aa il 2147431536 2 37712 35 LAN Information OO4F69S22ccl B147431536 sR 624 35 System Log REFRESH AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 94 6 Command Line Interface e e Air Live Command Line Interface In this chapter we will explain commands tha
116. ng Watchdog gay gs your p g Firmware Upgrade i Configuration Help Save and Restore Factory Default Reboot System Step 2 Click YES to go ahead and restore the configuration to the factory default 5 1 10 Reboot System System Configuration gt Reboot System You can reboot WLA 9000AP in this page www airlive com Air Live WLA 9000AP 802 11a b g Dual Radio Access Point Operation Mode System Configuration Device Status Logout Device IP Settings Reboot System Time Settings Do you really want to reboot the Wireless Broadband Router Password Settings System Management FYES SNMP Settings Ping Watchdog Firmware Upgrade Configuration Help Save and Restore Factory Default Wi Reboot System AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 90 s gt 5 Web Management 2 System Configuration and Status i Live 5 1 1 WLA 9000AP Emergency Recovery This section guides to recover your WLA 9000AP system if the firmware crashed 1 Download the tftp server to your PC In the following example we use tftpd32 http tttpd32 jounin net titod32 download html 2 Copy the tftpd32 exe of the downloaded file to C 3 Change the IP address of your PC to 192 168 1 254 255 255 255 0 4 Copy the WLA 9000AP firmware to C and rename the firmware to zlmage Note that the name must be zlmage and no extension 5 Connect WLA 9000AP and PC with an Ethernet cable 6 R
117. not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter FCC NOTICE To comply with FCC part 15 rules in the United States the system must be professionally installed to ensure compliance with the Part 15 certification It is the responsibility of the operator and professional installer to ensure that only certified systems are deployed in the United States The use of the system in any other combination Such as co located antennas transmitting the same information is expressly forbidden amp Bluetooth 2009 OvisLink Corporation All Rights Reserved AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 1 9 Table of Contents m x Air Live Table of Contents ta IATFOGUGCHION cii a 1 FEOV W a EEE 1 C2ZA AOwWw 10 WSe FNS GUIS seere R 1 1 3 Firmware Upgrade and Tech Support ccccceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesaeeees 2 tA IC QUI Oeon aaiceata nob ecaeeanee ctdmedanewostanaetieiea aie etanedtecenceas 3 125 Wireless Operation MOd CS iisen E 4 2 Installing the WLA 90OOAP cccccceeseeeeeeeneeeneeenseenseeneeenseenssenseeeesoaes 6 Ze BETO YOU lal ananasi a a a ania a 6 2 3 INStANING VWEASQOOQAP snar EEEa 6 2 4 Knowing Your WLA QOOOAP ccccccceceeeeceeeceeceeeseeseecaeeseeseeeseesaees 7 25 COMMOULANOM STEDS wisdascstsniecsnstosacacnaanedoannaauhslendabeoacaamesauacatusanddacisaatens 8 2 5 1 Set up a wired connection with Ethernet Cable cccccccceccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 9 2 5
118. nter the Security Key i e BridgeNetKey 4 Click on Apply to add SSID AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 48 Gap 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings i Live 5ID Settings L Enable VLAN for all SSIDs Enable DiffServ Marking Apply SSID Name VLAN ID Priority Security EN AirLive None f NEW f DELETE SELECTED Radio Eadic2 SSID Name BridgeNet Disable SSID Broadcasting Select Security Policy WPA PSK epn ch ety WPA Encryption Type TKIP CCMP AES Both WPA Group Rekey Interval 300 sec 0 means disable rekey How to Modify or Delete a SSID Please follow the procedure below 1 Select the SSID you want to modify or delete 2 The SSID s settings will be displayed in the box area Modify any settings 3 Click on Apply to complete the modification 4 Orclick on Delete Selected to delete the SSID 49 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual a 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings Air Live SSID Settings L Enable VLAN for all SSIDs L Enable DiffServ Marking Boa Wpa2 Psk Crew DELETE SELECTED w Radio aiok SSID Name Bridgehet Disable SSID Broadcasting Select Security Policy WPA2 PS E Pre shared Key ASCII string BridgeN etKey 8 63 characters WPA2 Encryption Type TKIP CCMP AES Both WPA Group Rekey Interval 300 sec 0 means disable rekey Configure the VLAN and DiffServ
119. o 1 11a Radio 2 11a b g Dual AP Access Point Duplex Dual WDS Bridge Client AP AP WDS Bridge WDS Bridge AP WDS Gateway WDS Bridge Gateway AP Router Gateway WDS Gateway AP Router AP Gateway Access Point Gateway AP Router CAP WISP APRouter WISP Bridge Separate Bridge WDS Bridge WDS Bridge AP Client Wireless Client AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 4 1 Introduction gt Air Live 5 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual F 2 Installing the WLA 9000AP e e r Live Installing the WLA 9000AP 2 This section describes the hardware features and the hardware installation procedure for the WLA 9000AP For software configuration please go to chapter 3 for more details 2 2 Before You Start It is important to read through this section before you install the WLA 9000AP m The WLA 9000AP comes with everything you need to start installation with exception of the PoE Ethernet Cable You can use a good quality CAT 5E outdoor graded Ethernet cable shielded with anti UV according to the length you need m The use of 5GHz spectrum Turbo modes and 5 10MHz channel bandwidth might be prohibited in some countries Please consult with your country s telecom regulation first m You must set the distance parameter to make long distance connection work Please refer to chapter 4 of this user s guide for details 2 3 Installing WLA 9000AP The WLA 9000AP package contains the fo
120. octl set_threslower to cmd Ox8BEO 76 gt lt Mmapping sub ioctl set_threslow to cmd O0x8BE0 77 gt lt mapping sub ioctl set_thresbetter to cmd Ox8BE0 78 gt lt mapping sub ioctl set_thresbest to cmd 0x8BE0 79 gt lt mapping sub ioctl maccmd to cmd 0x8BE0 17 gt lt mapping sub ioctl authmode to cmd 0x8BE0 3 gt lt Mmapping sub ioctl cwmin to cmd 0x8BE3 1 gt lt Mmapping sub ioctl cwmax to cmd 0x8BE3 2 gt RTNETLINK answers No such file or directory RTNETLINK answers No such file or directory add radius server secondary successfully add wds lt comment gt lt mac gt Purpose to add a WDS Link Example Command gt add wds bridge 00 4f 60 52 12 34 add wds lt comment gt lt mac gt successful add ssid lt ssid name gt broadcast lt enable disable gt Purpose to add a new ssid AP and AP Router mode to the multiple SSID list 121 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 6 Command Line Interface ZS Air Live Q Example Command gt add ssid air03 broadcast enable Add R1 ssid lt air03 gt broadcast enable successful AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 122 7 Application Example Dual AP Mode ZS Air Live Application Example Dual AP Mode In Dual AP mode both wireless interface of WLA 9000AP are set as AP and provide hotspot service on each interface Dual AP a 8 WH 5000A pe Li lt a i a 4 J 4 k This Application provides wider coverage that difficult to be reached with
121. odes bal Pio TF feu deo nnt Prost iHa hast hi Canned ho abandon the Sanet Cancel When the following screen appears enter root for login Then press Enter when password for root is requested do not enter any password i 192 168 1 1 PuTTY login as root rootti92 166 1 1 s password When the Wireless Router Manager Console appears please enter airlive for password This password will change when you change the password We Leome C Orrian AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 16 Gap 3 Configuring the WLA 9000AP r Live To get a list of available command and their usage please type help on the command prompt For more information about Telnet and SSH configuration please go to Chapter 7 Command Line Interface E SNMP Management The WLA 9000AP support SNMPv1 v2 management lf you have SNMP management software it can manage the WLA 9000AP The WLA 9000AP s SNMP support is as followed Q SNMP v1 v2 support SNMP Read Write Community String SNMP Trap support MIB and MIB II Support Ether like MIB IEEE802dot11 MIB Private MIB DOuUKCOUDL 3 4 Introduction to Web Management The WLA 9000AP offers both normal http and secured https Web Management interfaces Their share the same interface and functions and they can both be accessed through web browsers The only difference is HTTPS are encrypted for extra security Therefore we will discuss them
122. of the LAN interface of an WLA 9000AP is a private IP address of 192 168 1 1 and a network mask of 255 255 255 0 This means IP addresses of other devices on the LAN should be in the range of 192 168 1 2 to 192 168 1 254 This IP address can be modified to either a different address in this same subnet or to an address in a different subnet depending on the existing network settings if there is any or user s preferences First you need to perform various configuration changes to the WLA 9000AP including the SSID Channel number the WEP key etc it is necessary to associate a fixed IP address with the WLA 9000AP which is why the WLA 9000AP will be shipped with a factory default private IP address of 192 168 1 1 and a network mask of 255 255 255 0 Therefore during the system installation time you need to build an isolated environment with the WLA 9000AP and a PC and then perform the following steps 2 5 1 Set up a wired connection with Ethernet cable In the case of using a LAN attached PC the PC must have an Ethernet interface installed properly be connected to the WLA 9000AP either directly or through an external LAN switch and have TCP IP installed and configured as fixed IP and same subnet mask scope as the AP Then perform the following steps for either of the cases above To configure types of workstations other than Windows 95 98 NT 2000 please consult the manufacturer s documentation step 1 From the Win95 98
123. ommon broadband medium such as a single DSL line wireless device or cable modem PPTP Point to Point Tunneling Protocol A VPN protocol developed by PPTP Forum With PPTP users can dial in to their corporate network via the Internet If users require data encryption when using the Windows PP TP client the remote VPN server must support MPPE Microsoft Point To Point Encryption Protocol encryption PPTP is also used by some ISP for user authentication particularly when pairing with legacy Alcatel Thomson AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 158 18 Wireless Network Glossary mm Air Liwe ADSL modem Preamble Type Preamble are sent with each wireless packet transmit for transmission status Use the long preamble type for better compatibility Use the short preamble type for better performance Rate Control Ethernet switches function to control the upstream and downstream speed of an individual port Rate Control management uses Flow Control to limit the speed of a port Therefore the Ethernet adapter must also have the flow control enabled One way to force the adapter s flow control on is to set a port to half duplex mode RADIUS Remote Authentication Dial In User Service An authentication and accounting system used by many Internet Service Providers ISPs When you dial in to the ISP you must enter your username and password This information is passed to a RADIUS server which checks that the information is correct a
124. on The image in AP WDS Bridge WDS Bridge AP mode UI helps to indicate data flow related to the Wireless and the Ethernet ports AP WDS Bridge Radio 1 GS Radio 2 C gt FREF i BO diabig F DY 133 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 12 Application Example AP WDS Bridge WDS Bridge AP Mode Air Live The Ul example of AP WDS Bridge is as following WLAN Standard for Radio 1 WLAN Standard for Radio 2 M Enable Radio 1 MV Enable Radio 2 Network ID S SID AirLivel SIE Survey Disable SSID Broadcasting Mode lla Channel 3500 Seow Se seca Setup ehavior Traffic mode Access Control setup WLAN Current WDS Nodes eqn Phy QoS Setting Setup i a ee eee ee ee Enable Radio eXtended Range WDS Mode 7 Enable Wireless Client Isolation Privacy Separator Access Point Mode To configure the AP mode please refer to Section 4 3 Access Point Settings To configure the Client mode please refer to Section 4 4 WDS Settings AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 134 13 Application Example WDS Gateway Gateway WDS Mode Air Live Application Example 1 3 WDS Gateway Gateway WDS In this mode one radio acts as an AP router and the other a WDS bridge One of the RJ 45 ports as the WAN interface to the internet GW WDS WDS The remote location can access the internet by way of this Access Point which acts as a gateway device of the network
125. on modes AP WISP and WISP AP In WISP AP mode the Radio 1 is actually a wireless client of the WISP wireless node and also the gateway of the local area network WLAN Standard for Radio 1 M Enable Radio 1 Network ID S SID AirLivel ele SUEY Mode l l a F Channel Auto Security Setup Advanced Set Settings Setup LED Behavior Trattic mode WLAN Standard for Radio 2 M Enable Radio 2 Network ID 3 31D Ail iye SHE SUNEN Disable SSID Broadcasting Mode SuperA without Turbo hd Channel 35 Security oEtup Advanced Setup Access Control Setup SSID Setting Setup QoS Setting Shp Enable Radio eXtended Range o Enable Wireless Client Isolation Privacy Separator Bandwidth Control WAN Setting Special Applications SEtUp WAN Port Settings Setup IF Filtering Settings Setp DHCP Server Settings lt Etup IP Routing Settings setup Multiple DMZ Setup Dynamic DNS Settings Etup Virtual Server Settings Eup Remote Management chap f Apply NOTE To access the wireless network user must have correct SSID and encryption key if enabled Help Please refer to Section 4 6 for gateway settings To configure the AP mode Please refer to Section 4 3 Access Point Setting AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual lt 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings Air Live To configure the WDS mode Please refer to Section 4 5 Client Setting To config
126. ord again to enter the management interface kitLive WLA 9O00AP Windows Internet Explorer ee a G je E http 192 168 1 111 ogin asp k Question heard WLA 9000AP can limit the bandwidth of BitTorrent and eDonkey traffic But don t see the option on the Bandwidth Control Answer The option to limit bandwidth by application or port is available only on WISP router and AP Router modes AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 144 p 16 Frequent Asked Questions e Air Live Question When plug in the POE cable and 48V power adapter the WLA 9000AP s power LED is not on Answer Please make sure you have connected the PoE cable to the correct port on the WLA 9000AP Moreover you should use an Ethernet cable with 4 twisted pairs CAT5 or better for POE cable Question Where is the signal survey function that displays the RSSI value continuously Answer The Signal Survey function is inside the Site Survey function You can access from Operation Mode gt Setup gt Site Survey menu Site survey site survey list O AirLive 004f69BfeeaS A 56 34 None AF C test 00 4f69 52 2b 89 A G4 gt fe 51 None AF AirLive OO 4P 6S bfeead A 36 a E 41 None AFP HOTE The sitesurvey will show both Ap and Bridge connection pees mien aan ore likely to be a Bridge device f SIGNAL SURVEY f ASSOCIATE Question When do I use Per User Bandwidth Cont
127. ot continue to this websile click here to close this webpage W Continue to this website not recommended More information LJ Firefox 1 Select or you can add an exception Secure Connection Failed 192 165 1 1 uses an invalid security certificate The certificate is not trusted because it is self signed The certificate is not valid for any server names Error code sec_error_untrusted_issuer This could be a problem with the server s configuration or it could be someone trying to impersonate the server If you have connected to this server successfully in the past the error may be temporary and you can try again later Or you can add an exception 2 Click on Add Exception AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 18 Gap 3 Configuring the WLA 9000AP L Air Live Secure Connection Failed 192 165 1 1 uses an invalid security certificate The certificate is not trusted because it is self signed The certificate is not valid for any server names Error code sec_error_untrusted_issuer This could be a problem with the server s configuration or it could be someone trying to impersonate the server Tf you have connected to this server successfully in the past the error may be temporary and you can try again later You should not add an exception if you are using an internet connection that you do not trust completely or iF you are nok used to seeing a warning For th
128. out Device Information Wireless Information a Radio 1 Radio 2 LAN Information Mode WDS Bridge Mode WDS Bridge System Log Physical Address 00 4F 269 6F F1 AC Physical Address 00 4F 69 6F F1 AD Band IEEE 802 11a Band IEEE 802 11g Wireless Client Table SSID SSID Channel Number 36 Channel Number 1 Encryption None Encryption None Associated 9 Associated 0 Clients Clients BSSID 00 00 00 00 00 01 BSSID 00 00 00 00 00 01 5 2 3 LAN Information This page shows the information about LAN port of the WLA 9000AP It includes the type of LAN port authentication used and the IP address information about the LAN port Ai amp Live WLA 9000AP 802 11a b g Dual Radio Access Point Operation Mode System Configuration Device Status Logout Device Information LAN Informatio Wireless Information i Connection Method Static IP Address LAN Information Physical Address 00 4F 69 6F F1 AF System Log IP Address 192 168 1 111 Network Mask 255 255 255 0 Wireless Client Table Default Gateway 192 168 1 254 5 2 4 System Log The System Log displays the system activities login and system error report If you need to report a problem to Air Live please be sure to send us the System Log information also 93 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 5 Web Management 2 System Configuration and Status E Live WLA 9000AP 802 11a b g Dual Radio Access Point Operation Mode System Co
129. r The bridge modes are connected by using the WDS Wireless Distribution System technology 61 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings Air Live Local Area Network Local Area Network Local Area Network Local Area Network In this section we will talk about the WDS Settings which is available only in WDS Bridge Pure MAC mode WDS Bridges are using BSSID AP s Wireless MAC address to authenticate each other Therefore it is necessary to know the remote Bridge s wireless MAC addresses You can always do a Site Survey to find out the MAC Addresses When you click on WDS settings the following screen will appear AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 62 Gap 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings i Live WDS Settings Additional configurations for WDS bridge mode This is where you enter the remote 7 Bridge s information Name The SSID must be different between SSID each Bridge MAC address foo oo oo oo foo foo Select Security Policy JU Enabling encryption will secure data and prevent unauthorized users from accessing your wireless network Identical encryption keys must be entered on all authorized wireless clients Authentication type Open Shared Select one of the WEP keys for the winless network Encrypt data transmitting with WEP Eey 1 After you add WEP Key 1 WEP64 ASCTI be display WEP Key 3 WEP
130. ration Mode System Configuration Device Status Logout Device IP Settings Password Settings Time Settings Change Password To change your administrative password enter your current password and then the new password twice System Management SNMP Settings Current Password Ping Watchdog New Password Firmware Upgrade Re enter New Password ri Configuration Save and Restore Apply Factory Default Reboot System Help 27 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings S Air Live Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings In this chapter we will explain about the wireless settings and router mode settings in web management interface Please be sure to read through Chapter 3 s Introduction to Web Management and Initial Configurations first For system configurations device status and other non wireless related settings please go to Chapter 5 4 1 About WLA 9000AP Menu Structure The WLA 9000AP s web management menu is divided into 3 main menus Operation Modes System Configurations and Device Status The main menus are displayed in Top Menu Bar Within each main menu category there are sub menu options which are displayed on the Side Menu Bar ir Liw e WLA 9000AP 802 11a b g Dual Radio Access Point Operation Mode System Configuration Device Status Logout A Device IP Settin
131. rface 36mbps etc 113 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 6 Command Line Interface Air Live Q Purpose To set the ACK timeout value Q Example Command gt set acktimeout 25 AckTimeOut for radio1 11A 25 E set vian for ssid lt enable disable gt Q Purpose Enable VLAN function LI Example Commana gt set vlan for ssid enable E set diffserv marking lt enable disable gt Q Purpose To enable diffserv marking function in multiple SSID amp VLAN configuration Q Example Commanads gt set diffserv marking enable E set security lt ssid gt none Q Purpose To remove security policy from a SSID Q Example Command gt set security airlive none Set Radio1 no security E set security lt ssid gt wep lt key number gt lt 64 128 152 gt lt ascii hex gt lt key string gt lt defaultkey gt Q Purpose To set the WEP security policy LI Example Command gt set security WLA 9000AP wep 1 64 hex 1234567890 Radiol authentication type wep AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 114 aos E 6 Command Line Interface ir Live set security lt ssid gt lt wpa wpa2 gt lt tkip aes both gt interval lt 0 300 gt Purpose to set the WPA or WPA2 security policy Example Command gt set security WLA 9000AP wpaz2 tkip interval 300 Radio1 authentication type wpa2 set security lt ssid gt lt wpa psk wpa2 psk gt lt tkip aes both gt interval lt 0 300 gt lt key string gt Purpose to set th
132. ric Count i Y ADD To add a static route enter the information above and click ADD IP Routing Table Destination IP Gateway IP scot hens Subnet mask maces meter v0 we E 192 168 2 0 255 255 255 0 etht u 0 192 168 0 0 lss 2552550 van u 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 192 168 2254 eth UG 0 d DELETE SELECTED To delete a static route from the table select the route and click DELETE SELECTED NOTE Changes to the routing table will take effect immediately 75 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual Fs 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings Air Live mE Dynamic Routing Select the routing protocol scheme used for the router s LAN WAN port m Static Routing This allows you to manually configure static network routes Static routes will override routes learned by standard routing protocol discover methods m P Routing Table To delete a static route from the table select the route and click DELETE SELECTED Note Changes to the routing table will take effect immediately 4 6 8 Dynamic DNS Settings Operation Mode gt Setup gt Dynamic DNS Settings Dynamic DNS DDNS allows you to create a hostname that points to your dynamic IP or Static IP address or URL WLA 9000AP provide Dynamic DNS client using DynDNS please visit htto Awww dyndns org for detail Dynamic DNS Settings Enable Dynamic DNS Client using DynDNS org Hostname PO Username fF Password po 4 6 9 Remote Mana
133. rmance AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual Failure to do so will result in poor 44 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings ES Air Live Advanced Wireless Settings Radio Beacon Interval fo msec range 20 1000 default 100 RTS Threshold 2347 bytes range 0 2347 default 2347 Fragmentation 2346 bytes range 256 2346 default 2346 DTIM Interval Eo range 1 255 default 1 User Limitation fo range 0 100 unlimited 0 default 100 Age Out Timer gt min range 1 1000 default 5 Transmit Power Mar dE Reduce Tx Power between 0 14 dB Rate Control BEST Mbps Ack TimeOut 11g SuperG a us range 10 255 default 48 AckTimeOut Turbo 119 pe us range 10 255 default 22 AckTimeOut 11a SuperA pe us range 10 255 default 25 AckTimeOut Turbo 1 1a Br s range 10 255 default 22 Hes ie A Enable 802 11d Global Roaming Seen Help 4 2 10 Enable 802 11d Global Roaming lt is a standard for use in countries where systems using other standards in the 802 11 family are not allowed to operate 4 2 8 Access Control ACL Operation Mode gt Setup gt Access Control The WLA 9000AP allows you to define a list of MAC addresses that are allowed or denied to access the wireless network This function is available only for Access Point and AP Router modes 45 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings Air Live Access Control Settings
134. rol by IP MAC or IP segment Answer In general IP address control limits the devices on the end node i e PC and WISP router MAC address control can limit the traffic of a AP CPE in wireless client mode Q IP address When you want to limit the bandwidth of a single notebook computer PC or WISP router Q MAC address When you want to limit the bandwidth of a remote AP CPE in Client mode For example another WLA 9000AP in client mode Q IP Segment When you want to limit the bandwidth of an entire IP range For example all the PCs using the DHCP server to get IP addresses 145 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual Air Live 16 Frequent Asked Questions Question When I use Site Survey why does the RSSI LED goes off Answer When you click on the Site Survey the WLA 9000AP thinks you are trying to choose a new network to associate Therefore it will disconnect from current connection and wait until you establish a new connection Jf you require seeing the wireless link quality after connection ts established please go to Device Status gt Wireless menu to see the RSSP value AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 146 17 Specifications SS Air Live 1 7 Specifications The specification of WLA 9000AP is subject to change without notice Please use the information with caution Hardware 220MHz Atheros CPU High power design 23dBm average power to extend the wireless range Dual wireless interfa
135. ry Se Model NO 602 11n Products m Hi MIMO G Products ee Turbo G Products WLA 5200AP 802 11g Products WLA S000AP 802 11g Products WLA 5000APV2 602 11b Products GPR WiFi Bundle Set Wireless Outdoor Wireless Accessory i WISP 1 4 Feature Compliant with 802 11a 802 11b and 802 119 Super A and Super G standards with roaming capability Dual Wireless interfaces support multi function modes Dual Access Point Dual WDS Bridge AP Client Infrastructure AP WDS mode Static assignment or DHCP client to set the device IP address Multiple security measures SSID hiding Access Control List WEP based encryption 64 128 152 bits enhanced Security with 802 1x using a primary and a backup RADIUS Server with without dynamic WEP keys WPA PSK WPA and WPA2 Extensive monitoring capability such as event logging traffic error statistics monitoring Easy configuration and monitoring through the use of a Web browser based GUI with predefined operation mode SNMP commands from a remote SNMP management station and UPnP for users to automatically discover the device setup Wizard for easy configuration installation Configuration file download and restore Firmware upgradeable for flexibility to add extra features 3 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 1 Introduction ZS Air Live 1 5 Wireless Operation Modes The WLA 9000AP device provides all 14 modes of wireless operational applications with Radi
136. s When you set the Ping Frequency to every 2 minutes and Fail Tries to 2 It means the CPE will ping every 2 minutes after the second failure it will reconnect Actions m Reconnect the WLA 9000AP will attempt to re establish the connection It is recommend to use this option for WDS Bridge connection E Reboot the WLA 9000AP will do a power recycle 5 1 7 Firmware Upgrade System Configuration gt Firmware Upgrade You can upgrade the firmware of your WLA 9000AP the software that controls your WLA 9000AP s operation Normally this is done when a new version of firmware offers new features that you want or solves problems that you have encountered with the current version 87 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 5 Web Management 2 System Configuration and Status ZS Air Live Air Live WLA S9000AP 802 11a b g Dual Radio Access Point Operation Mode System Configuration Device Status Logout Device IP Settings Firmware Upgrade Time Settings Select the firmware file by clicking Browse then click UPGRADE Password Settings System Management SNMP Settings f UPGRADE Ping Watchdog NOTE 1 Do not power off the router while upgrading the firmware Configuration E S d Resto 2 50me browsers would fail to locate the firmware file when there is any localized character in AYE ANEROS the firmware file path Factory Default Help 4
137. s called Real IP the IP assigned to PC under the NAT environment is called Private IP Node A network connection end point typically a computer 157 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 18 Wireless Network Glossary mm Air Liwe Packet A unit of data sent over a network Passphrase Used much like a password a passphrase simplifies the WEP encryption process by automatically generating the WEP encryption keys for the company products POE Power over Ethernet A standard to deliver both power and data through one single Ethernet cable UTP STP It allows network device to be installed far away from power ource A POE system typically compose of 2 main component DC Injector Base Unit and Splitter Terminal Unit The DC injector combines the power and data and the splitter separates the data and power back A PoE Access Point or CPE has the splitter built in to the device The IEEE 802 3af is a POE spec that uses 48 volt to deliver power up to 100 meter distance Port This word has 2 different meaning for networking The hardware connection point on a computer or networking device used for plugging in a cable or an adapter The virtual connection point through which a computer uses a specific application on a server PPPoE Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet PPPoE relies on two widely accepted standards PPP and Ethernet PPPoE is a specification for connecting the users on an Ethernet to the Internet through a c
138. set to obtain IP addresses dynamically except that at the end of step 7 instead of selecting obtain IP addresses dynamically you should specify the IP address explicitly AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 10 3 Configuring the WLA 9000AP Configuring the WLA 9000AP The WLA 9000AP offers many different types of management interface You can configure through standard web browser http secured web https command line telnet secured command shell SSH SSH2 and SNMP management In this chapter we will explain WLA 9000AP s available management interfaces and how to get into them Then we will provide the introduction on Web Management and recommended initial settings 3 1 Important Information The following information will help you to get start quickly However we recommend you to read through the entire manual before you start Please note the password and SSID are case sensitive WLA 9000AP airlive1 Disabled 299 2595 255 0 DHCP IP Range 192 168 1 2 192 168 1 254 Note Before you starting hardware connection you are advised to find an appropriate location to place the Access Point Usually the best place for the Access Point is at the 11 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 3 Confieurine the WLA 9000AP NN g g Air Live center of your wireless network with line of straight to all your wireless stations Also remember to adjust the antenna usually the higher t
139. shold 2347 bytes range 0 2347 default 2347 Fragmentation 2346 bytes range 256 2346 default 2346 DTIM Interval zz range 1 255 default 1 User Limitation fo range 0 100 unlimited 0 default 100 Age Out Timer 5 min range 1 1000 default 5 soo Reduce Tx Power between 0 14 dB Max OdE Rate Control 4 1dB AckTimeOut 119 SuperG ge 10 255 default 48 AckTimeOut Turbo 119 ge 10 255 default 22 AckTimeOut 11a SuperA ge 10 255 default 25 ge 10 255 default 22 ACE Caleulater d Global Roaming f DEFAULT f Apply AckTimeOut Turbo 1 1a M 4 2 7 8 Rate Control Select here to change the Data Rate for the radio Lower data rate sometimes provide longer distance In most cases however we recommend to keep the setting at Best 4 2 7 9 Ack TimeOut When a packet is sent out from one wireless station to the other it will waits for an Acknowledgement frame from the remote station The station will only wait for a certain amount of time this time is called the ACK timeout If the ACK is NOT received within that timeout period then the packet will be re transmitted resulting in reduced throughput If the ACK setting is too high then throughput will be lost due to waiting for the Ack Window to timeout on lost packets If the ACK setting is too low then the ACK window will have expired 43 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual Air Live 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN
140. t Selecting this option will disable your DHCP server automatically Reboot System Apply NOTE Changes to this page will nottake effect until you click FINISH on the save config page Assign Static IP to the Device lf you choose to assign the IP address manually enable the checkbox of Assign static IP to this device and then fill in the following fields m IP Address and IP Subnet Mask Default values are 192 168 1 1 and 255 255 255 0 respectively It is important to note that there are similar addresses falling in the standard private IP address range and it is an essential security feature of the device Because of this private IP address the device can no longer be accessed seen from the Internet Gateway IP Address Enter the IP address of your default gateway m DNS Server The Domain Name System DNS is a server on the Internet that translates logical names such as www yahoo com to IP addresses like 66 218 71 80 In order to do this a query is made by the requesting device to a DNS server to provide the necessary information If your system administrator 1 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 5 Web Management 2 System Configuration and Status Air Live requires you to manually enter the DNS Server addresses you should enter them here Click APPLY to go to the next screen Use DHCP Client Protocol to Get IP automatically lf you choose to use a DHCP Server to acquire an IP address for the W
141. t are available through Telnet or SSH interface We will provide descriptions for the commands example settings and the WLA 9000AP s response The purpose for this chapter is to introduce available CLI commands only For detail descriptions on the concept and application of the settings please refer to chapter 4 and chapter 5 Before reading this chapter please go through Section 3 3 of Chapter 3 It contains information on how to login Telnet or SSH SSH2 interface For quick reference the login and password Is as bellowed E Telnet LJ Password airlive E SSH SSH2 Q First login Login root Password lt nothing just press enter gt Q Second login Password airlive When you change WLA 9000AP s password it will change the second login s password only You can get a list of available commands by typing help at the command prompt M You must remember to save the configurations by typing save config at the command prompt after making changes otherwise the configuration will be lost after reboot 95 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 6 Command Line Interface SS Air Live 6 1 System Commands E ping lt IP address gt This is the command O Purpose to ping a remote IP address ghee nde ais Q Example Command gt ping 192 168 1 1 PING 192 168 1 1 192 168 1 1 56 data bytes ee command and response 64 bytes from 192 168 1 1 icmp_seq 0 ttl 64 time 1 8 ms 64 bytes from 192 168 1
142. t switch to listen in on the IGMP conversation between hosts and routers A switch support IGMP snooping has the possibility to avoid multicast traffic being treated as broadcast traffic therefore reducing the overall traffic on the network Infrastructure Mode A wireless network that is built around one or more access points to provide wireless clients access to wired LAN Internet service The opposite of Infrastructure mode is Adhoc mode IP address IP Internet Protocol is a layer 3 network protocol that is the basis of all Internet communication An IP address is 32 bit number that identifies each sender or receiver of information that is sent across the Internet An IP address has two parts an identifier of a particular network on the Internet and an identifier of the particular device which can be a server or a workstation within that network The new IPv6 specification supports 128 bit IP address format IPsec IP Security A set of protocols developed by the IETF to support secure exchange of packets at the IP layer IPsec has been deployed widely to implement Virtual Private Networks VPNs IPsec supports two encryption modes Transport and Tunnel Transport mode encrypts only the data of each packet but leaves the header untouched The more secure Tunnel mode encrypts both the header and the payload On the receiving side an IPSec compliant device decrypts each packet AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 156 18 Wireless N
143. tdoor connection signal stronger than 60dB is considered as a good connection RTS Request To Send A packet sent when a computer has data to transmit The computer will wait for a CTS Clear To Send message before sending data RTS Threshold RTS Request to Send The RIS CTS clear to send packet will be send before a frame if the packet frame is larger than this value Lower this value can improve the performance if there are many clients in your network You can try 1500 1000 or 500 when there are many clients in your AP s network SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol A set of protocols for managing complex networks The SNMP network contains 3 key elements managed devices agents and network management systems NMSs Managed devices are network devices that content SNMP agents SNMP agents are programs that reside SNMP capable device s firmware to provide SNMP configuration service The NMS typically is a PC based software such as HP Openview that can view and manage SNMP network device remotely SSH Developed by SSH Communications Security Ltd Secure Shell is a program to log into another computer over a network to execute commands in a remote machine and to move files from one machine to another It provides strong authentication and secure communications over insecure channels It is a replacement for rlogin rsh rcp and rdist SSL secure Sockets Layer It is a popular encryption scheme used by many online retail
144. the security of information transferred over the Internet VPN creates a private encrypted tunnel from the end user s computer through the local wireless network through the Internet all the way to the corporate network Walled Garden On the Internet a walled garden refers to a browsing environment that controls the information and Web sites the user is able to access This is a popular method used by ISPs in order to keep the user navigating only specific areas of the Web WAN Wide Area Network A communication system of connecting PCs and other computing AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 162 18 Wireless Network Glossary mm Air Liwe devices across a large local regional national or international geographic area A WAN port on the network device means the port or wireless connection that is connected to the Internet side of the network topology WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy A wireless encryption protocol WEP is available in 40 bit 64 bit 108 bit 128 bit or 152 bit Atheros proprietary encryption modes Wi Fi Wireless Fidelity An interoperability certification for wireless local area network LAN products based on the IEEE 802 11 standards The governing body for Wi Fi is called Wi Fi Alliance also known as WECA WiMAX Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access A Wireless Metropolitan Network technology that complies with IEEE 802 16 and ETSI Hiperman standards The orginal 802 16 standard call for oper
145. tificate The S cunty certificate presented by this website was mot issued by a trusted certificate ALEC The Secunty certificate presented by this website was sued for a differant website s address Security certificate problems may indicate an attempt to fool you or intercept any data you Send to the server We recommend that you close this webpage and do not continue to this websile Click here to close this webpage More information After you pass the security warning screen you will enter the secured web management interface The default password is airlive Please ignore the Certificate Error warning icon it just notice you that you are in an un certificated site you still can configure the WLA 9000AP without limitation 13 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 3 Configuring the WLA 9000AP Air Live 2 ttpsijj192 166 1 1 jindexsasp OO htkes 192 168 1 1 Jindex asp el Certificate Error x Certificate Error e WLA Q000AF Air Live a02 11a b y Dual Radio Access Point te Mintess Semngs C nigana thee Cy ee ee m pow iA PAP Sy FINT Canya pi i manga Fl p mee TRT Poe jhe apr a Device ofits eer ig Alp ar E H ee a aie Help Le hen ee ce ES For more information about Web Management and HTTPS please make sure to read through Introduction to Web Management in this chapter Chapter 4 and Chapter 5 E Command Line Interface Telnet WLA 9000AP can be managed through the
146. timize the throughput over long distance links This is especially true for 802 11a and 802 11g networks Setting the correct ACK timeout value needs to consider 3 factors distance AP response time and interference The WLA 9000AP provides ACK adjustment capability in form of either distance or direct input When you enter the distance parameter the WLA 9000AP will automatically calculate the correct ACK timeout value Bandwidth Management Bandwidth Management controls the transmission speed of a port user IP address and application Router can use bandwidth control to limit the Internet connection speed of individual IP or Application It can also guarantee the speed of certain special application or privileged IP address a crucial feature of QoS Quality of Service function The WLA 9000AP s features both Per user Bandwidth Control and Total Bandwidth Control Per user Bandwidth Control allow administrator to define the maximum bandwidth of each user by IP IP Group or MAC address Total Bandwidth defines the maximum bandwidth of wireless or Ethernet interface AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 152 18 Wireless Network Glossary mm Air Liwe Bootloader Bootloader is the under layering program that will start at the power up before the device loads firmware Itis similar to BIOS on a personal computer When a firmware crashed you might be able to recover your device from bootloader Bridge A product that
147. tiple data queue for better performance of differentiated wireless traffic like Voice over IP VoIP other types of audio video and streaming media as well as traditional IP data over the AP VO a Voice Volf Highest priority VI ii AP Mode Video Internet Movie High priority 1 a _Inte met BE on EE Best Effort Web WLA 9000AP Medium priority BK mmec r o Background E mail Lowest priority AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 52 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings i Live Configure the WMM QoS Parameters QoS Settings Enable WWMM WhiM Parameters of Access Point TxopLimit Tiafus 0 AG TYPE ECV hin EC hax AIFS Ack policy AG BED z 30008 150 AC V2 4 AC WOLS 3 3 AC_BK 1 It T 0 l l WMM Parameters of Station TxopLimit Tlatus AC _ BEM 9 AC BEEN 0 AC Vit AC VOCS Al TYPE EC WMin ECV Max AIFS m AC Type The queue and associated priorities and parameters for transmission are as follows Q Data 0 Best Effort BE Medium priority queue medium throughput anddel ay Most traditional IP data is sent to this queue Q Data 1 Background BK Lowest priority queue high throughput Bulk data that requires maximum throughput and is not time sensitive is sent to this queue FTP data for example Q Data 2 Video VI High priority queue minimum delay Time sensitive data such as Video and other streaming media are automati
148. um of 54 Mbps data transfer rate The 5 GHz frequency band is not as crowded as the 2 4 GHz band In addition the 802 11a have 12 non overlapping channels comparing to 802 11b g s 3 non overlapping channels This means the possibility to build larger non interfering networks However the 802 11a deliver shorter distance at the same output power when comparing to 802 11g 802 3ad 802 3ad is an IEEE standard for bonding or aggregating multiple Ethernet ports into one virtual port also known as trunking to increase the bandwidth 802 3af This is the PoE Power over Ethernet standard by IEEE committee 803 af uses 48V POE standard that can deliver up to 100 meter distance over Ethernet cable 802 11b International standard for wireless networking that operates in the 2 4 GHz frequency band 2 4 GHz to 2 4835 GHz and provides a throughput up to 11 Mbps 802 1d STP Spanning Tree Protocol Itis an algorithm to prevent network from forming The STP protocol allows net work to provide a redundant link in the event of a link failure It is advise to turn on this option for multi link bridge network AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 150 18 Wireless Network Glossary mm Air Liwe 802 11d Also known as Global Roaming 802 11d is a standard for use in countries where systems using other standards in the 802 11 family are not allowed to operate 802 11e The IEEE QoS standard for prioritizing traffic of the VoIP and multimedia applic
149. un the tftpd32 exe Note that the IP address must be 192 168 1 254 Hem Titpd32 by Ph Jounin as Ioj xi ei e e A Curent Directory Browse Server jpeg 9 192 169 1 254 ki Show Dir Thtp Server Tftp Client DHCP server Syslog server Log viewer 2 file start time progress The name of firmware must change to zImage and must be in C The same folder as running tftpd exe soras 7 Power on WLA 9000AP the Status LED will light on after 3 seconds 8 Push the Reset button until the Status LED off and on again and release the Reset button 9 Ifthe above process success the WLA 9000AP LAN LED keep flashing and the tftp serve shows file download information 10 It takes around 5 minutes to download firmware and around 5 minutes to update the firmware 11 After a successful recovery the WLA 9000AP boots up automatically 12 Try access 192 168 1 1 or the IP address you had changed before Repeat the processes again if failed 91 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual Air Live 5 Web Management 2 System Configuration and Status 5 2 Device Status When you click on the Device Status on the top menu bar the sub menu for device status will appear Air Live WLA 9000AP 802 11a b g Dual Radio Access Point Operation Mode System Configuration Device Status Logout Wireless Information Firmware Version 2 00e01 Se em eres Device IP 192 168
150. ure the Gateway Router mode Please refer to Section 4 6 Gateway AP router Setting 79 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 5 Web Management 2 System Configuration and Status Air Live Web Management 2 System Configuration and Status In this chapter we will explain about System Configurations in web management interface Please be sure to read through Chapter 3 s Introduction to Web Management and Initial Configurations first 5 1 System Configuration When you click on the System Configuration menu on the top menu bar the following screen will appear The system configuration includes all non wireless settings We will explain their functions here td Ca E Live WLA 9000AP 802 11a b g Dual Radio Access Point Operation Mode System Configuration Device Status Logout Device IP Settings Device IP Settings Time Settings ee You can select one of the following two approaches to assign an IP address to this device Password Settings 7 Assign static IP to this device System Management SNMP Settings IP Address 192 it 168 i i 4 1 Ping Watchdog IP Subnet Mask D5 jk 255 255 oF E Gateway IP Address isa fies 1 Ba W Firmware Upgrade wens sia C e a bs i f as DNS Server O 0 jo io a Configuration LS a Sav
151. ver to do association authentications You can also enable dynamic WEP key 128 bit to have data encryption You do not have to enter the WEP key manually because it will be generated automatically and dynamically Rekey interval is time period that the system will change the key periodically The shorter the interval is the better the security is To Enable RADIUS Server E Server IP The IP address of the RADIUS server Port Number The port number that your RADIUS server uses for authentication The default setting is 1812 E Shared Secret This is used by your RADIUS server in the Shared Secret field in 37 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings Air Live RADIUS protocol messages The shared secret configured in the WLA 9000AP must match the shared secret configured in the RADIUS server The shared secret can contain up to 64 alphanumeric characters WPA WPA2 WPA AUTO Wi Fi Protected Access WPA introduces the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol TKIP that provides added security WPA2 adds full support for 802 111 standard and the CCMP AES Encryption The WPA AUTO tries to authenticate wireless clients using WPA or WPA2 All 3 requires a RADIUS server available in order to do authentication same as 802 1x thus there is no shared key required Secruity Settings Select g currit r Policy p ah oye WPA Encryption Type TKIP CCMPI AES Both WPA Group Rekey
152. vice A type of network attack that floods the network with useless traffic Many DoS attacks such as the Ping of Death and Teardrop attacks exploit limitations in the TCP IP protocols Encryption Encoding data to prevent it from being read by unauthorized people The common wireless encryption schemes are WEP WPA and WPA2 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 154 18 Wireless Network Glossary mm Air Liwe ESSID SSID The identification name of an 802 11 wireless network Since wireless network has no physical boundary liked wired Ethernet network wireless LAN needs an identifier to distinguish one network from the other Wireless clients must know the SSID in order to associate with a WLAN network Hide SSID feature disable SSID broadcast SO users must know the correct SSID in order to join a wireless network Firewall A system that secures a network and prevents access by unauthorized users Firewalls can be software router or gateway Firewalls can prevent unrestricted access into a network as well as restricting data from flowing out of a network Firmware The program that runs inside embedded device such as router or AP Many network devices are firmware upgradeable through web interface or utility program FTP File Transfer Protocol A standard protocol for sending files between computers over a TCP IP network and the Internet Fragment Threshold Frame Size larger than this will be divided into smaller fragment If
153. you to read this user s guide for more information TIPS You can choose any menu categories to begin you can switch to other menu later When you choose one of the menu categories the WLA 9000AP will require you to enter the username and password Please enter airlive all lower cases for both username and password AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 20 3 Configuring the WLA 9000AP 38 WLA 9000AP es Fr Live 02 11a b q Dual Radio Access Point Flease enter your password LOGON Fersot Your pass werd see the User Guide tor instructions After you enter the correct password the following screen will appear corresponding to the menu category you selected Svstem Configuration Air Live Operation Mode System Configuration Device Status Logout WLA 9000AP 802 11a b g Dual Radio Access Point 4 Operation Mode f Operation Mode Frequency Band Dual Band T i selectthe Operation Mode and click on Change Mode to change wireless mode 8 Click on Setup button to configure the Wireless Settings ee Mode Radio 1 Radio Dual AP AP Mode AP Mode Duplex Mode WDS Bridge WOS Bridge C Dual Bridge Bridge Bridge Separate Bridge Bridge Bridge AP Client AP Mode Client Made Client AP Client Mode AP Mode AP Bridge AP Mode Bridge Bridge AP Bridge AP Mlode Bridge Gateway Bridge Gateway Mode Gateway Bridge Gateway Mode

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